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 ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: The ferry ride to Robben Island can be quite choppy. If you tend to get queasy, visit the museum at the Cape Town ferry dock and also consider the free Apartheid to Freedom ...

It was Nov. 9, 1970, and the prisoner was Nelson Mandela, held on Robben Island for his leading role ... “the cell gives you the opportunity to look daily into your entire conduct, to overcome ...

“This campus may not look like the fancy university campuses you have in America,” Mohamed said, “but this limestone quarry was one of the great universities of the world.” Robben ...

Relentlessly pounded by the angry surf and chilled by the icy winds of the south Atlantic, Robben Island is the unlikely cradle of South African democracy. That wasn’t exactly what the Dutch and ...

When Nelson Mandela was incarcerated at Robben Island prison, he found inspiration ... putting on fashion shows by students and established designers alike, hosting architecture open houses ...

ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa - It is hard to imagine a more idyllic setting in which the sadistic horrors of South Africa's apartheid played out than Robben Island. Just a few kilometres across the ...

When speaking about Robben Island, the name is often synonymous with Nelson Mandela and the struggle against the apartheid regime. However, on 31st March 2025, the Robben Island Museum hosted a ...

Robben Island was used at various times between the 17th and 20th centuries as a prison, a hospital for socially unacceptable groups and a military base. Its buildings, particularly those of the late ...