Tresfon managed to capture Table Mountain and Robben Island in the same shot. A truly iconic, frame-worthy picture. Tresfon captioned the image: “Some photos just have to be taken. Despite ...

Criterion (vi):Robben Island and its prison buildings symbolize the triumph of the human spirit, of freedom and of democracy over oppression. The remains on the island as a landscape reflect the ...

Artwork by the former South African president Nelson Mandela, recalling his years of imprisonment on Robben Island, is selling in galleries for record prices. Artwork by the former South African ...

The planting also coincided with national Arbor Month. “Over the past 300 years, Robben Island’s landscape has been extensively modified as exotic shrubs and trees have been introduced ...

US President Barack Obama took a tour of Robben Island and went inside the cell where Nelson Mandela was held by South Africa's former apartheid government. Image caption, He visited the jail with ...

Robben Island is facing several ... a management structure to open the island to all these visitors and manage the multi-layered cultural landscape and fragile natural environment has been ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: The ferry ride to Robben Island can be quite choppy. If you tend to get queasy, visit the museum at the Cape Town ferry dock and also consider the free Apartheid to Freedom ...

and the management of its natural values and its cultural landscape qualities are not yet reflected in the islands management structure and conservation priorities. Several threats to the Robben ...