Prior to its purpose as a prison, Robben Island also functioned as a military base for 29 years. Visitors can learn about the site’s extensive past at the Robben Island Museum, which was ...

Madiba spent 18 years as a political prisoner on Robben Island and was later moved to other prisons on the mainland before ...

In his memoir of surviving the brutal apartheid prison Robben Island, South African activist Sedick Isaacs recalls an extraordinary event about which little has been recorded - "the creation and ...

In the winter of 1964, Nelson Mandela arrived on Robben Island where he would spend 18 of his 27 prison years. Confined to a small cell, the floor his bed, a bucket for a toilet, he was forced to ...

Today, Robben Island houses a fascinating museum detailing the history of the island and offering tours led by former inmates of the former prison, including Mandela's cell. The guides convey ...

Elba said that before filming started, he “spent the night” in a prison cell on Robben Island, which is the same prison Mandela was in from 1964 to 1982. “I’d been given the incredible ...

The Nelson Mandela Museum, in partnership with the Robben Island Museum is commemorating the day in Cape Town.

Other ANC leaders used the Robben Island Museum ferry, Sikhululekile, while President Cyril Ramaphosa was choppered onto the island for security reasons. The yacht in question reportedly belongs ...

Elba said that before filming started, he “spent the night” in a prison cell on Robben Island, which is the same prison Mandela was in from 1964 to 1982. “I’d been given the incredible honour to ...