The table creates a sculptural map of Robben Island and the sea floor around it, with engravings on the little wooden “island” marking the location of the prison and other landmarks. It might ...

Nelson Mandela and former U.S. President Bill Clinton look to the outside from Mandela's Robben Island prison cell in Cape Town, South Africa, in this photo from March 27, 1998.

ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa — With thousands of penguins waddling on its beaches and rich grasslands and trees covering its interior, Robben Island seems a haven of natural serenity. Yet, it’s ...

He subsequently declared the entire island military property. Between 1936 and 1960, Robben Island played a significant role in South Africa’s military history.

In our book, Robben Island Rainbow Dreams which will be published on 24 September, we map out the making and breaking of an institution, with hard lessons and truths about the early years.

The Robben Island Museum was started in the early 1990s as South Africa achieved political freedom and was setting out to reinvent itself. It was a highly symbolic part of the once-in-generation ...

ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa -- With thousands of penguins waddling on its beaches and rich grasslands and trees covering its interior, Robben Island seems a haven of natural serenity.

Nelson Mandela and former U.S. President Bill Clinton look to the outside from Mandela's Robben Island prison cell in Cape Town, South Africa, in this photo from March 27, 1998.

Bidding was expected to begin at $250,000. Mandela was held at Robben Island prison for 18 of his 27 years behind bars in South Africa.

Mandela was held at Robben Island prison for 18 of his 27 years behind bars in South Africa. In 1964, he was sentenced to life in prison for plotting to overthrow South Africa's racist apartheid ...