Professor Francis B. Nyamnjoh’s Twitter-inspired title, #RhodesMustFall, describes the ugly head of racism and oppression embedded in persistent colonial thoughts, representations, and practices in South Africa. Nyamnjoh draws on Cecil Rhodes’s legacy to demonstrate the doggedness of colonialism in 21st Century South Africa. Rhodes was an influential British figure and a colonial agent, whose unfettered quest to subjugate other people has transcended many generations. Rhodes’s legacy in contemporary South Africa is often linked to the unpleasant history of white people – exploitation and racism (37). Rhodes notoriously treated Africans as commodities, exploiting them with impunity. He saw Africans as sub-humans whose supposed immaturity warranted that they be treated, in classic Kantian belief, as children. The fact that he was a land-grabber is made evident when he turned land owners into tenants (40). Rhodes believed, the white people – particularly the British – were authentic humans, god-sent to conquer and dominate the world. Accordingly, it was but right and unquestionable to exercise violence against anyone who was different or stood on their way. #RhodesMustFall succinctly excavates this theme of violence, showing how it resonates, particularly in South African educational system. In this review of the book, I emphasise on racial and colonial struggles that haunt South Africa, focusing on themes of authenticity, hostility, and the spirit of eliminating difference that is endemic and resilient in the country.