NEWS: Rhodes statue could just be relocated, says UCT vice-chancellor

University of Cape Town (UCT) vice-chancellor Max Price says he would personally like to see the contentious statue of Cecil John Rhodes being removed from its position at the centre of the university’s campus, but not destroyed.



In an e-mail to students and staff on Wednesday, Mr Price said: "I do not think the statue should be destroyed or hidden away. I just think it should not be there — it should be moved. This will not compromise our ability to record and debate the role Rhodes played in the city’s and continent’s history. And it will not change our acknowledgment that UCT acquired its site from the Rhodes estate, and the positive contribution that it has made to our institution and its students."

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