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LOUISVILLE, KY – MAY 29: A vandalized statue of Louis XVI stands in downtown as protests dwindle on May 29, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. Protests have erupted after recent police-related incidents resulting in the deaths of African-Americans Breonna Taylor in Louisville and George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images/AFP
FRANCE

The statue of Louis XVI should remain forever handless

A statue of the French king in Louisville, Kentucky was damaged during the protests against police killings. It should not be repaired

  • Marlene L Daut
7 min read
The 37-meter (121-foot) acrylic and concrete structure, which cost $800 000, is viewed by some as a symbol of corruption, giving rise to a local nickname ‘Christ of Theft.’ Thousands are demanding its removal. (Mariana Bazo/Reuters)
CORRUPTION

‘Christ of Theft’ statue poses dilemma for Peru

The 37-metre acrylic and concrete structure, which cost $800 000, is viewed by some as a symbol of corruption

  • Luis Jaime Cisneros
3 min read
(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)
CECIL JOHN RHODES

Free State explores statutes on statues

No matter the future for the Steyn statue, the university’s process has already reaped rewards

  • Staff Reporter
5 min read
The bronze statue erected in President Zuma’s honour.
IMO STATE

Nigerian government faces criticism over ’embarrassing’ Zuma statue

A street was also named after Zuma, he was awarded the Imo Merit Award and he bagged a chieftaincy title.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
Sol Plaatje at his writing desk taken from his book Native Life in South Africa.
KIMBERLEY

Kimberley’s Sol Plaatje statue at the heart of new wrangle

A life-sized statue of Solomon Plaatje has been languishing in storage for nine years after objections from his family over the way he was depicted

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read