Article: SOUTH AFRICA PLANS MONUMENTS TO ANTI-APARTHEID `STRUGGLES'.(Sunday Magazine/Travel)

Byline: New York Times

When it comes to monuments, South Africa has little to show off. The skyline of Johannesburg is dominated by two microwave towers. Pretoria, the capital, is a bit prettier, but it's no Washington.

Given the country's history of hostile takeovers, it's probably not surprising that public statuary is so sparse: it is always at risk of being toppled. The Bushmen were driven from their land by the Xhosas, who were conquered by the British, who were supplanted by the Afrikaners, who have been subordinated to the African majority again. Of those groups, only the British have much inclination to put up bronze likenesses, and Cape Town and ...

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