Discover the remarkable legacy of Srinivasa Sastri, the unsung hero who championed educational empowerment for Indians in South Africa, shaping a community's destiny and inspiring future leaders.

From the 1980s to 2025, we take a trip down memory lane - a day after the Ritz Hotel was sold to OKU Hotels and set for a new life.

Maharaj, a fellow Robben Island prisoner with Kathrada, offered deep insights into the complexities of activism, sacrifice, and principled leadership.

Today marks the 8th death anniversary of Ahmed Kathrada, a pivotal figure in South Africa's anti-apartheid movement and a symbol of selfless sacrifice Kathrada died at age 87 after a short illness ...

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.

And, in October 2013, footage shows her in Mandela’s cell on South Africa's Robben Island, launching the international global campaign to "Free Marwan Barghouti and all political prisoners", led ...

Ahmed Kathrada, a prominent anti-apartheid activist, noted that this was "probably" the first South African school "with a multiracial staff".

Protecting institutions The Robben Island Museum’s current vulnerability is part of a bigger crisis facing institutions and the delivery of basic services in South Africa.

Ahmed Kathrada, who spent 26 years as a prisoner with Mandela at Robben Island “He went to school with bare feet and yet rose to the highest office in the land… ...

Mandela's prison: ‘This is an island. Here you will die’ As the world remembers Mandela the hero, the prison where he spent 27 years seems all the more brutal ...

Goldberg was the youngest Rivonia triallist. Segregated prisons meant he was sent to Pretoria, while his fellow accused were incarcerated on Robben Island.