For decades, the island was a towering emblem of punishment—first for enslaved labourers and lepers under colonial rule and ...
ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa — With thousands of penguins waddling on its beaches and rich grasslands and trees covering its interior, Robben Island seems a haven of natural serenity. Yet, it’s the ...
AFA copy 39088019764646 is a gift from Janet Stanley. Robben Island-best known as the place where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for eighteen years-has been a place of harshness and brutality; its ...