article_snippet.sent: The monument of the controversial historical figure has been vandalised in recent weeks.
article_snippet.sent: The same statue was covered in plastic bags after protests by students and staff at the university in March .
article_snippet.sent: While they are not recognised as supporters of Rhodes, statues of they heroes have been attacked during the university protests.
article_snippet.sent: A monument of former president Paul Kruger was splattered with paint, and Afrikaner men, some of paint in quasi-military outfits, demonstrated next to A monument of former president Paul Kruger on Wednesday.
article_snippet.sent: People look the defaced statue of former South African president Paul Kruger in Church Square, Pretoria .
highlights_snippet.sent: historical heroes are under attack .