The Fall of the Statue of Rhodes

The statue of the patron saint of colonialism in southern Africa, Cecile Rhodes, is currently under attack at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. In fact, in his heyday, Rhodes had the "pan-Africanist" vision of uniting the whole continent from Cape to Cairo, for the purpose of colonial exploitation. Now, however, many young South Africans are saying that he should not be honored with a statue on the campus of the University of Cape Town, as is currently the case. As The Guardian reports, "the removal of the memorial of the British colonizer has been approved." However, The Guardian piece goes on to wonder if the focus should be on the statue rather than on Rhodes' "colonial legacy". One wonders whether the statue itself is not part of the colonial legacy.
Rhodes' Grand vision for colonial Africa