Weeds were about the only thing remaining amid the sandy bumps of the football field that served the prisoners on the infamous island where Nelson Mandela and other anti-Apartheid activists were held.

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Weeds are about the only thing remaining amid the sandy bumps of the soccer field that served the prisoners on the infamous island where Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists were held.

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 ...

Vusumzi Mcongo is a former political prisoner, who served 12 years on Robben Island, which is 5.5 miles offshore from Cape Town, South Africa. He was arrested at the age of 26 and released in 1990. He ...

ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa—Packed like schoolchildren into a rickety bus, camera-toting tourists listened intently to our escort, Nozuko, as she spoke into the microphone. “We’re not only preaching ...

Striking and evocative, tables that blend wooden elements with a blue-tinted resin make you feel like you’re gazing at the sea. With the pale wood tones standing in for sand and seaside rocks, the ...

The Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture was taken through a presentation by the department highlighting all the completed projects, projects that are still underway and those in the ...

Robben Island'S new ferry which was attached on Monday because money is owed to its manufacturer is "not defective" and will "stay arrested" until the company is paid. This was said by Farocean's ...

New York auction house Guernsey's has postponed the sale of some of the South African leader's belongings, including the key to his cell and the... Plans to auction off the key that kept Nelson ...

Plans to auction off the key that kept Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa and legendary anti-apartheid activist, behind bars are off. The auction house, New York City-based ...

Plans to auction off the key that kept Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa and legendary anti-apartheid activist, behind bars are off. The auction house, New York City-based ...