Mandela's life's method was forged on Robben Island, from which he emerged the mediator, philosopher and president-in-waiting ...

Cape Town, South Africa – One morning in December 1967, prison warders strode into Robben Island’s Cell Block 4 with a football and randomly chose two teams of 11. While walking to the grassless pitch ...

Every week, Inside Africa takes its viewers on a journey across Africa, exploring the true diversity and depth of different cultures, countries and regions. Robben Island has served many functions.

Robben Island off Kapstadt in South Africa turned from a prison island into a UNESCO-listed site of memory; its stark landscape still carries that history. Isometrisches Diorama von Robben Island und ...

President Barack Obama is expected to visit Robben Island during his stop in South Africa. The island has a long history as a place to put political prisoners. But for most people these days, it's ...

The official symbolism of the Robben Island Museum, adopted early in its existence, is "the triumph of the human spirit over adversity". But after 24 years in existence, the museum is substandard.

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 ...

Caleb Dower, 12, from Somerset West completed the 7.5km Robben Island to Bloubergstrand crossing, raising more than R26 000 so that he can send his aunt, Cath, who has an intellectual disability, to ...

Kempton Park resident Helen Grobler conquered the Robben Island Crossing on October 13, swimming from Robben Island to the ...

ActionSA won Robben Island’s voting district with 11 of 48 votes in the 2026 local elections, beating the ANC, EFF, DA and MK ...