The pain of black people and their denial of admission by whites sparked the assault on colonial-era statues, it was said during a debate in Pretoria yesterday about the fate of "apartheid symbols". Race relations analyst Gillian Schutte said "the monuments reflect the inequalities which continue to plague our country.She said that when Afrikaans singers Sunette Bridges and Steve Hofmeyr went to the defence of the defaced statue of Paul Kruger, in Pretoria's Church Square, last week the old Transvaal vierkleur flag was hoisted, Die Stem was sung and Commando Corps uniforms were worn."Not once have we heard them speak of the 53% of our population who live with discomfort every day," she said.She said there was an opportunity for whites to make "a collective apology" and right the wrongs of the past...