Idris Elba has opened up about spending a night in prison to prepare for his role as Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. During a recent interview with The Sunday Times, ...

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 ...

Prior to its purpose as a prison, Robben Island also functioned as a military base for 29 years. Visitors can learn about the site’s extensive past at the Robben Island Museum, which was ...

In his memoir of surviving the brutal apartheid prison Robben Island, South African activist Sedick Isaacs recalls an extraordinary event about which little has been recorded - "the creation and ...

Today, Robben Island houses a fascinating museum detailing the history of the island and offering tours led by former inmates of the former prison, including Mandela's cell. The guides convey ...

Robben Island, one of Cape Town’s most visited attractions, has more to offer than just the ferry ride there and the prison tour. This UNESCO World Heritage site provides a variety of ...

Elba said that before filming started, he “spent the night” in a prison cell on Robben Island, which is the same prison Mandela was in from 1964 to 1982. “I’d been given the incredible ...