Life at sea was “like being in prison, with a chance of drowning”, 18th-century English writer Samuel Johnson reckoned.

Eyewitness News has investigated the violence, the staffing levels, even the sexual abuse allegations inside Rikers Island.

Eyewitness News has investigated the violence, the staffing levels, even the sexual abuse allegations inside Rikers Island.

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Robben Island is synonymous with the late former President Nelson Mandela. His name is etched into its limestone quarries and echoing prison halls, but if you look deep beneath the surface, you will ...

Robben Island is where many liberation struggle stalwarts ... These include major upgrades of the seven prison golf courses, as well as their desire to be assisted in the reunion of all remaining ...

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa visits Nelson Mandela’s prison cell on Robben Island. Picture: X.com/MYANC CAPE TOWN - African National Congress (ANC) president ...

Apart from being a prison, Robben Island has served different roles across the last few centuries. It was used as a leper colony from 1846 to 1931 and later as a military base during World War II.

The prison museum and teachers joined forces to stimulate bright young minds with a spring school programme at the world-famous site. Since 1998, the Robben Island Spring School programme has ...