Elizabeth Von Tersch, Senior Editor Sitting several miles off the coast of Cape Town's V&A Waterfront, Robben Island stands as a reminder of South Africa's troubled history. Since the city was ...

He used rising tensions in the Northern Hemisphere as justification to strengthen South Africa’s military defences. Pirow identified Robben Island as a strategically positioned site at the ...

Robben Island, a desolate outcropping five miles offshore, is a testament to courage and fortitude in the face of brutality, a must-see for any visitor to South Africa. Tours leave Cape Town four ...

By this time - 1977 - Mandela was in many ways a forgotten man. He had been on Robben Island 13 years and throughout South Africa his image and words were banned. As of May 1999, when this site ...

By this time - 1977 - Mandela was in many ways a forgotten man. He had been on Robben Island 13 years and throughout South Africa his image and words were banned. As of May 1999, when this site ...