Every July 18, Mandela Day marks the birthday of Nelson Mandela with a global call to service, and for travelers, no place brings his story closer than the low, windswept island visible from Cape Town ...

Visitors travelling from Robben Island to Cape Town were left stranded for a period on Friday after the Jester ferry suffered a mechanical breakdown while returning to the Nelson Mandela Gateway.

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 ...

A trip back from Robben Island did not go according to plan for a group of visitors when their ferry broke down on the way to Cape Town. A mechanical failure on board the Jester ferry disrupted a ...

Robben Island Museum's (RIM) R26 million ferry Sikhululekile will be out of commission for the rest of the week as the scramble continues to find a replacement part after the vessel was grounded at ...

The official Victoria & Alfred Waterfront site confirms the ferry service resumption on April 29, 2026, positioning the V&A as Kapstadt's prime gateway to the UNESCO-listed prison island where Nelson ...

Thandi Ferry issued an official statement after a “technical problem” could possibly have led to a Robben Island ferry partially sinking on Friday afternoon, the Robben Island Museum said. The 64 ...

Cape Town — The Robben Island ferry, Sikhululekile, will resume operations later today, after being repaired and tested following an oil leak in the gearbox's cooling system. Last week, the system was ...