The former prison on Robben Island off Cape Town, South Africa, where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years, is an international tourist icon. But the site is plagued by a host of troubles, including ...

Bidding was expected to begin at $250,000. Mandela was held at Robben Island prison for 18 of his 27 years behind bars in South Africa. In 1964, he was sentenced to life in prison for plotting to ...

Vusumzi Mcongo is a former political prisoner, who served 12 years on Robben Island, which is 5.5 miles offshore from Cape Town, South Africa. He was arrested at the age of 26 and released in 1990.

After his release, Nelson Mandela went on to become the first president of the Republic of South Africa and ... spent on Robben Island.” The table creates a sculptural map of Robben Island ...

Elizabeth Von Tersch, Senior Editor Sitting several miles off the coast of Cape Town's V&A Waterfront, Robben Island stands as a reminder of South Africa's troubled history. Since the city was ...

Where, when, why: We were in South Africa — Cape Town and the Timbavati ... Biggest laugh or cry: We were both moved to tears at Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for many ...

“Robben Island represents the triumph of the human spirit over the forces of evil; it is therefore a shrine for all people of the world,” stated South Africa’s ambassador to France, Thithu ...

South Africa's Robben Island Museum is an institution limping ... Robben Island Rainbow Dreams which will be published on September 24th, we map out the making and breaking of an institution ...

South Africa's Robben Island is home to a number of animal species including deer, antelope and rabbits South Africa's Robben Island will cull 400 fallow deer which have overrun the island ...

Robben Island's endangered African Black Oystercatchers have started breeding in record numbers following last year's successful feral cat eradication programme. The island's managers, Robben ...

South Africa's Robben Island is home to a number of animal species including deer, antelope and rabbits South Africa's Robben Island will cull 400 fallow deer which have overrun the island ...