What a shame about synthetic grass over #RhodesMustFallâs grave
By Opinion
Siphokuhle Mathe
THE University of Cape Town has recently announced it will be launching a scholarship in the name of #RhodesMustFall and the inaugural lecture that accompanies the launch is set to be on Friday, April 9, for public viewing through Microsoft Teams.
While every effort is worth celebrating when it comes to making education accessible, this disingenuous development as part of UCTâs liberal public branding leaves more than a sour taste in the mouth: it buries a painful history of struggle, erases those who paid with their bodies and mental health and invites the right-coloured reverend to preach atop the grave of the movement through Emeritus Professor Ndebele.