Mandela first went to Robben Island Prison in May 1963, after being sentenced the previous October to five years for sabotage, as he led a campaign against the apartheid government in South Africa.

CAPE TOWN - African National Congress (ANC) president, Cyril Ramaphosa, said that Nelson Mandela's prison cell at Robben Island reminded him of his own experience behind bars.

CAPE TOWN - African National Congress (ANC) leaders are reflecting on the painful and traumatic experiences endured by party members who were incarcerated on Robben Island by the apartheid regime.

Broll, with a legacy of excellence since 1975, has secured the contract to manage Robben Island, balancing heritage preservation with modern efficiency and sustainability, as it embarks on ...

Robben Island’s most poignant period was the late 20th century, when the facility was used as a maximum security prison for political prisoners of South Africa’s apartheid regime.

Indigenous people lived on the island up until the colonization of the Americas. It was later inhabited by pirates. In 1919, a prison designed to home Panama's most dangerous criminals was built.

Based in Cape Town, the Robben Island Prison is regarded as the most extreme correctional facility in South Africa. The facility is globally famous because, before the fall of apartheid, Nelson ...

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.

Known as the ‘Alcatraz of South Africa’, Robben Island was once a place of banishment and isolation. But today, it stands as a beacon of hope, resilience, and the triumph of the human spirit. “To deny ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — For several years, Ntozelizwe Talakumeni, 66, said he endured daily, cruel conditions during his time in South Africa’s notorious Robben Island Prison. The prison, now closed ...