By Lauren Hess —
The University of Cape Town’s council ruled that the statue of Cecil John Rhodes, the centre of much debate over the last few weeks, must be removed.
On March 27, the university said its Senate had “voted overwhelmingly in favour of recommending to council that the statue of Rhodes be moved when council holds its special sitting on Wednesday, April 8 2015”.
The council’s decision follows weeks of protest and debate over the statue that began when some activists threw human waste on it.
The matter has come to be known as the “Rhodes Must Fall” debate.
Earlier students stormed the room where the council members were meeting to discuss whether the state of Cecil John Rhodes will be removed from it’s campus.
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