A police diver signalled that he was fine after surfacing near Robben Island, according to a report. Moments later, tragedy ...

Mandela's life's method was forged on Robben Island, from which he emerged the mediator, philosopher and president-in-waiting ...

Caleb Dower, 12, from Somerset West completed the 7.5km Robben Island to Bloubergstrand crossing, raising more than R26 000 ...

Every week, Inside Africa takes its viewers on a journey across Africa, exploring the true diversity and depth of different cultures, countries and regions. Robben Island has served many functions.

President Barack Obama is expected to visit Robben Island during his stop in South Africa. The island has a long history as a place to put political prisoners. But for most people these days, it's ...

Robben Island off Kapstadt in South Africa turned from a prison island into a UNESCO-listed site of memory; its stark landscape still carries that history. Isometrisches Diorama von Robben Island und ...

The former prison on Robben Island off Cape Town, South Africa, where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years, is an international tourist icon. But the site is plagued by a host of troubles, including alleged ...

The official symbolism of the Robben Island Museum, adopted early in its existence, is "the triumph of the human spirit over adversity". But after 24 years in existence, the museum is substandard.

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 ...

Robben Island off Kapstadt’s coast is a former prison island turned memorial, where the buildings of apartheid’s past stand amid sea views and open sky. Isometrisches Diorama von Robben Island und ...