Robben Island, one of Cape Town’s most visited attractions, has more to offer than just the ferry ride there and the prison tour. This UNESCO World Heritage site provides a variety of ...

The auction house, New York City-based Guernsey's, planned to hold an auction of items belonging to Mandela — including the key to his Robben Island prison cell — later this month. Bidding was ...

The chiefs’ visit came three years after a delegation led by Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders chairman Chief Ngangomhlaba Matanzima went to Robben Island Museum in an attempt to ...

It was the Alcatraz of South Africa, a grim island outpost off the coast of Cape Town. The inmates of Robben Island, unlike those on The Rock, were political prisoners: Nelson Mandela, Walter ...

A South African minister has called for a US auction house to cancel the sale of a key to the Robben Island prison cell, where Nelson Mandela was jailed. The key is among several pieces of ...

Mr Obama wrote in the guest book: "The world is grateful for the heroes of Robben Island" US President Barack Obama has toured Robben Island - the jail in which Nelson Mandela was kept for 18 years.

Last week, South African president Jacob Zuma re-iterated his controversial position that teenage mothers should be sent to Robben Island to complete their education by force. If his plan succeeds ...