The statue of Cecil Rhodes will stay at an Oxford University. Protests in South Africa dubbed 'Rhodes Must Fall' saw the nose and bust cut off from a statue in Cape Town in 2015. An Oxford University college said on Thursday it will not take down a controversial statue of the 19th-century colonialist Cecil Rhodes, despite having backed its removal. It followed a similar protest - "Rhodes Must Fall" - against a statue of the colonialist at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. READ | Rhodes will go - Oxford college backs statue removalThe report acknowledged "the considerable planning and heritage considerations involved in the removal of the statue which is situated on the college's Grade II listed High Street building.

Source: News 24 May 20, 2021 18:56 UTC