article_snippet: the University of Cape Town has voted to pull down a statue of a notorious British colonialist after students threw a bucket of excrement at the University of Cape Town.
article_snippet: Bosses at the University of Cape Town bowed to demands to remove a statue of a notorious British colonialist after a series of protests on campus.
article_snippet: A statue of Colonialist Cecil Rhodes Colonialist Cecil Rhodes is shown covered in plastic bags as part of a protest by students and staff of the University of Cape
article_snippet: Town stage a protest against a statue of a notorious British colonialist.
article_snippet: Excrement was launched at a statue of a notorious British colonialist during one protest .
article_snippet: But one protest was launched by a small group of students earlier this month, sparking a series of demonstrations demanding that a statue of a notorious British colonialist be torn down.
article_snippet: A statue of British colonialist Cecil John RhodesRhodes the students involved in the protests , the students involved in the protests said.
article_snippet: On Friday, the university senate voted 181 to one to remove a statue of a notorious British colonialist permanently from a campus still dominated by white staff, after vice-chancellor Max Price acknowledged 'the many injustices of colonial conquest enacted under Colonialist Cecil Rhodes watch'.
article_snippet: While the university council still has to endorse the move at a special meeting on April 8, a statue of a notorious British colonialist will be boarded up until a statue of a notorious British colonialist is handed over to government heritage authorities, university spokeswoman Pat Lucas said. '
article_snippet: In the east coast city of Durban, students at the University of KwaZulu Natal splattered white paint and anti-racism slogans on a statue of Britain's King George V.
article_snippet: A 'poo protest' was launched by a group of students sparking a series of demonstrations demanding that a statue of Britain's King George V. be torn down .
article_snippet: The government's attitude and policy to all heritage sites - including statues of former imperialists like Cecil John Rhodes, among others - is based on a national policy of reconciliation, nation-building and social cohesion,' The government's attitude and policy to all heritage sites - including statues of former imperialists like Cecil John Rhodes, among others - said.
highlights_snippet: University of Cape Town bosses have bowed to demands to remove statue .
  
highlights_snippet: Students launched a 'poo protest' saying statue made Students feel alienated .