“Robben Island represents the triumph of the human spirit over the forces of evil; it is therefore a shrine for all people of the world,” stated South Africa’s ambassador to France, Thithu ...

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 ...

Our readers share tales of their rambles around the world. Who: Barbara Wendell of Annapolis and Sheila Campbell of Silver Spring (author). Where, when, why: We were in South Africa — Cape Town ...

A South African man shared with local social media users that Robben Island should be turned into a party island like Ibiza.

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.

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 (Reuters) - A small but much-prized soccer trophy on display in a cell of Robben Island prison is a reminder of how football touched the lives of the activists locked ...

Our Robben Island tour guide, Benjamin, became committed to armed struggle when his pregnant girlfriend was shot through the mouth and killed during the countrywide uprisings against South Africa ...

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