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… loved struggle vetran and fellow prisoner with Mandela on Robben Island, Ahmed Kathrada, and the reshuffling of the cabinet to …

… and stressful for her husband in his almost 30 years on Robben Island and in other prisons than it was for her, during those …

… of national historic and cultural significance such as Robben Island and Freedom Park. In order to qualify as a legacy …

… Introduction The Robben Island prisoners settled down to the mindless timetable of …

… an NGO activist; from Sached Trust to... Alexander: From Robben Island actually.. Habib:...so could you give us a quick … Forward education, adult education, and that’s why I said Robben Island - because that’s where I actually started …

… prisoner, more than five years ahead of his comrades on Robben Island, most of them older than him. Goldberg flew directly …

… also partook in the building of many of the structures on Robben Island! Although Cape St. Francis Lighthouse is only 30 km …

… Parliament called the 'Sobukwe Clause', and transferred to Robben Island. The 'Sobukwe Clause' was approved annually. On the Island, he was completely isolated from the other political …

… hundred political prisoners began a hunger strike at Robben Island, the country's highest-security prison, to demand that … been freed at the end of the year have been released from Robben Island prison, increasing to 22 the number of …

… the country via Swaziland, Lesotho and Botswana. 1 April, Robben Island is turned into a prison for those convicted of … , Laloo Chiba, Raymond Nyanda and Andrew Masondo arrive at Robben Island. 23 January, Bram Fischer goes underground to a …

… imprisonment on 12 June 1964. Madiba was imprisoned on Robben Island where he remained for the eighteen of his twenty-seven … the ANC then. In March 1982, Madiba was transferred from Robben Island to Pollsmoor Prison, along with other senior …

… with the name Espagniola, from a French ship, was sent to Robben Island on 29 May 1657. There were also very young slaves: … March 1657 at the Cape. Domingo of Bengal was sent to Robben Island on 17 July 1658. Two other early slaves were …

… bondage. So many of our leaders have been imprisoned on Robben Island, banned, or forced into exile, and so many more are … in South Africa, and in this I include our leaders in Robben Island as well as those who are banned and in exile. …

… Khoikhoi leader who was the first political prisoner on Robben Island, shone on our firmament as our star of hope. And so …

… to tell him that he could either spend 18 years on Robben Island, or leave the country [xxv] . Tladi and his co-accused …

… were arrested across the country. Some were sent to Robben Island prison to serve lengthy sentences while others were …

… smuggle the first draft of his autobiography out of Robben Island prison. An editorial entitled Mandela: Man, Legend and …

… Kotane welcome a large crowd of prisoners released from Robben Island after the signing of the DF Malan Accord. 2-6 July, At …

… stayed three months. He also viewed the isolated prison of Robben Island from the vantage point of Table Mountain. Mandela left …

… was sentenced to 15 years in prison, which he served on   Robben Island . Baruch Hirson was sentenced to nine years in prison, …

… traders tend to bypass the Cape itself, relying on Robben Island for fresh meat and water. 1554 24 April, The … sailors to ferry him and twenty of his followers to Robben Island . There the group remain, on and off, for the …

… Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki and others) were sent to Robben Island for the rest of their natural lives. Trials in many … After many years, even decades, of imprisonment on the Robben Island, black prisoners, once released, plunged again …

… forty-three political prisoners began a hunger strike on Robben Island demanding their release in order to strengthen the … tear glands were damaged by the alkalinity of the stone at Robben Island where he had done hard labour breaking rocks. …

… us was part of a collective. Shortly after our arrival on Robben Island you told us: “We are no longer leaders; we don’t make … them and put them in the sun. In 1982, after 18 years on Robben Island, five of the seven Rivonia Trialists were …

… Natal, he had little formal education. After 10 years on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela, he fled apartheid South …

… focus on South Africa and more contemporary issues). Robben Island Mayibuye Centre Archive South African Heritage …

… himself shared imprisonment with us for some years on Robben Island. This you did, not as outsiders to the cause of …

… far from those entombed, tragically for so long, on Robben Island and Pretoria Central, now Pollsmoor or even …

… to life imprisonment in June 1964, and was first on Robben Island and then was moved to Pollsmoor maximum security …

… of the African National Congress, imprisoned for life on Robben Island; the late Robert Sobukwe , leader of the Pan …