sue turton reports from cape town not everywhere is pleased with the move. sue turton reports. >> reporter: an unceremonial end to cecil rhodes, as his statue was removed from the university for safekeeping after weeks of protest led to a vote for its removal. most of the students were born after the fall of apartheid. to them this british colonialist represents a university system failing to decolonize or embrace african knowledge. >> is the university trying to protect itself or funding or is it not interested in integrating into the greater conflict of redressing and transforming redressing and transforming and decolonizing, it's a >>> cecil rhodes has been gazing out from here for a long time. historians say we should learn from the statues. >> reporter: similar protests targeted the president kruger's statue and the war memorial in pretoria, with a countering demonstration at the afrikaans museum. other effigies of british going george v and the prime minister boffa have been defaced. in the vaults of the heritage foundation in pretoria row after row of

sue turton has more. >> reporter: an unser mope call end to cecil rhodes as his statue was removed from the university for safe keeping after weeks of protest led to a vote for its removal. most of the students were born after the fall of apartheid. to them this british colonialist represents a university system failing to decolonize or embrace african knowledge. >> is the university trying to protection itself or funding or is it not interested in integrating into the greater ke colonizing it's a conversation about decolonization. >> reporter: similar protests targeted the president's statue and the war memorial in pretoria with a counter aring exchanges at the av carnes museum. other effigies of british going george v and the prime minister lowy bova have been defaced. in the vaults of the heritage foundation in pretoria row after row of art works from av carnes history. busts and paintings removed, that the curator is committed to protecting as she believes they hold historical zaps. -- significance. we have to cherish the diversity of the culture. it will take a while. i hope they a