CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA—He was with Nelson Mandela during all those years the anti-apartheid icon was imprisoned on Robben Island. And, like millions around the world, he has been hit hard by ...

Robben Island was once notorious as the prison home of many leaders of the anti-apartheid movement, including former South African president Nelson Mandela. Today, school children, university ...

1964 Nelson Mandela arrives on Robben Island to begin his life sentence. 1983 Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the Solar System.

The collaborative initiative by Google and Robben Island Museum produced a virtual guided tour of the island that includes a virtual visit to Nelson Mandela’s cell and Robert Sobukwe’s house.

Today is Nelson Mandela International Day. Nelson Mandela spent the greatest number of years that he was in prison - 18 out of 27 on Robben Island (South Africa) World Heritage site. Robben Island was ...

AFA copy 39088019764646 is a gift from Janet Stanley. Robben Island-best known as the place where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for eighteen years-has been a place of harshness and brutality; its ...

Johannesburg - A new interactive project detailing former president Nelson Mandela's imprisonment on Robben Island and its effects on the world was unveiled on Thursday. “The Mandela 27 project ...

FORMER Namibian Robben Island prisoners will reunite with their South African counterparts on 27 September at the island, marking a historic occasion of remembrance and solidarity.