Elizabeth Von Tersch, Senior Editor Sitting several miles off the coast of Cape Town's V&A Waterfront, Robben Island stands as a reminder of South Africa's troubled history. Since the city was ...

This comes after weekend reports indicated that Mbalula used a yacht to travel to Robben Island instead of the ferry. The party was in the Western Cape over the weekend, where it celebrated its ...

In his memoir of surviving the brutal apartheid prison Robben Island, South African activist ... of the choir’s performance – and the rich history of the Messiah in South Africa – is brought ...

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. At such a critical moment in US history, we need ...

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 ...

This year, the party hosts its birthday in Cape Town. A sentimental African National Congress (ANC) visit to Robben Island, renewal and the party’s role in society were dominant features of ...

designated Robben Island as a World Heritage site in 1999. It qualified for selection due to two criteria. Firstly, the buildings of the island bear eloquent witness to its sombre history.

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa said it's important to honour those whose names will forever remain in the country’s history books ... were imprisoned on Robben Island for many years.

According to news reports, Mbalula’s yacht arrival stunned fellow ANC leaders and observers alike during the event that was meant to reflect on the painful history of the party’s members who ...

The actual decision of the ANC is that a delegation of ANC would go to Robben Island and take various ... that was meant to reflect on the painful history of the party's members who had been ...

In a statement, the ANC said that Fikile Mbalula's private boat ride to Robben Island was falsely being portrayed as an indulgent luxury. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula at the party's ...