President Barack Obama is expected to visit Robben Island during his stop in South Africa. The island has a long history as a place to put political prisoners. But for most people these days, it's ...

Robben Island off Kapstadt in South Africa is a bleak island of exile and imprisonment whose layered history now draws visitors across Table Bay. Aquarellillustration des Wahrzeichens Robben Island in ...

From Bo-Kaap to Robben Island, these Cape Town heritage sites reveal the people, cultures and history that helped shape the ...

The former prison on Robben Island off Cape Town, South Africa, where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years, is an international tourist icon. But the site is plagued by a host of troubles, including alleged ...

The official symbolism of the Robben Island Museum, adopted early in its existence, is "the triumph of the human spirit over adversity". But after 24 years in existence, the museum is substandard.

ROBBEN ISLAND, SOUTH AFRICA — After 10 days of official mourning, Nelson Mandela’s body has been laid to rest. On Robben Island off Cape Town, where Mandela was imprisoned, visitors are coming ...

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 ...