Collaborative conservation efforts have led to a landmark settlement for the protection of African Penguin breeding colonies, ...

Robben Island was used at various times between the 17th and 20th centuries as a prison, a hospital for socially unacceptable groups and a military base. Its buildings, particularly those of the late ...

and the events and the atmosphere in the days and hours leading up to Mandela's historic 1990 release. Fikile Bam's Interview He was on Robben Island with Mandela for ten years and shares stories ...

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has expressed its support for a historic settlement ...

A South African court order issued Tuesday barred for at least 10 years commercial fishing at key breeding colonies for African penguins that are facing extinction in part because of threats to their ...

and the events and the atmosphere in the days and hours leading up to Mandela's historic 1990 release. Fikile Bam's Interview He was on Robben Island with Mandela for ten years and shares stories ...

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 ...