Robben Island has served many functions. Most famously, it was the political prison that housed Nelson Mandela, the deceased South African president, for 18 years. In the 19th century, it served as a ...

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, one of Cape Town’s most popular tourist attractions, will be closed to the public starting this month. Reports say the museum on the iconic island will undergo maintenance and ...

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 ...

In the winter of 1964, Nelson Mandela arrived on Robben Island where he would spend 18 of his 27 prison years. Confined to a small cell, the floor his bed, a bucket for a toilet, he was forced to do ...

I have just returned from Russia, where history is still treated with weight and reverence. From there, I turned on my television to watch what was meant to be a historic Robben Island reunion of ...

Robben Island, one of Cape Town’s most popular tourist attractions, will be closed to the public from this month. According to reports, the museum on the iconic island will be undergoing maintenance ...

Weeds are about the only thing remaining amid the sandy bumps of the soccer field that served the prisoners on the infamous island where Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists were held.

In the tumultuous time following the U.S. presidential election, misinformation and conspiracy theories thrived on social media, entangling prominent politicians in outlandish claims. In a Jan. 17 ...

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 ...

Following the joint ICOMOS/ICCROM/IUCN mission to the property in February 2004 the State Party was requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004) (Decision 28 COM 15A.40 ...