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Abraham Pule
… Abraham Pule was released from Robben Island prison on the 21st of March 1991. His prison number …
ArchiveIsland of pain, island of hope
… Island of pain, island of hope …
BiographyPatrick “Bra Pat” Matanjana
… by the apartheid regime to 20 years imprisonment on Robben Island. After 1994, Bra Pat was one of the first ex-prisoners … to respond to the call to act as a…
BiographyMark Shinners
… overthrow the government. He was sentenced to ten years on Robben Island. In prison, he and another young prisoner Tony Suze … Shinners and his co-accused…
BiographyNyangana Zithulele Absolom Cindi
… of law and order," he was sentenced to five years on Robben Island. In December 1981, Cindi was released from Robben Island, he wasted no time as he joined…
Herry, also known as Autshumao, Khoi-Khoi interpreter and chief of the Goringhaikonas, is banished to Robben Island
… and chief of the Goringhaikonas, is banished to Robben Island …
Several hundred political prisoners begin a hunger strike at Robben Island, the country’s highest-security prison, to demand th
… hundred political prisoners begin a hunger strike at Robben Island, the country’s highest-security prison, to demand th …
Natoo Babenia, political prisoner who served sixteen years on Robben Island, is born. He died on 1 January 1999.
… Babenia, political prisoner who served sixteen years on Robben Island, is born. He died on 1 January 1999. …
Wilton Z. Mkwayi, South African ANC activist and former Robben Island prisoner, is born near Middledrift in the Ciskei.
… Wilton Z. Mkwayi, South African ANC activist and former Robben Island prisoner, is born near Middledrift in the Ciskei. …
BiographyPeter (Petrus) Nchabeleng
… convicted of sabotage in 1962 and served eight years on Robben Island. He died in detention on 11 April 1986, a day after he … President of the Northern…
BiographyJack John Masinga
… three of them were arrested later that year and sent to Robben Island prison. While Masinga was in prison he was recruited … Chibane and Johnson Mlambo . He…
BiographyStephen Vukile Tshwete
… to a banned organisation and sentenced to fifteen years on Robben Island. While on Robben Island he managed to complete a BA degree from UNISA. … regional…
Andrew Mandla Lekoto Masondo
… he was one of the first MK members to be imprisoned on Robben Island. Imprisonment did not deter Masondo from pursuing his … second honours degree while…
BiographyDeputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke
… sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, which he served on Robben Island. While Moseneke was on Robben Island, he studied for his matriculation and … Robben…
BiographyMkhuseli Joseph Kettledas
… to ten years in prison. He served his sentence on Robben Island and was released on 7 November 1973. Kettledas was … Member of the PAC, Robben Island…
PlaceJutten Island, Saldanha Bay
… 3, 1702, she hit reefs on the Southwest point of Jutten Island and within hours was smashed to pieces. Only 99 of the 200 people aboard the Merestein…
BiographyAhmed Mohamed "Kathy" Kathrada
… at the age of 34, he was sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island where he spent the next 18 years with his colleagues … spent 26 years and 3 months…
ArchiveFrom Robben Island to the red carpet, by Andrew Meldrum, Observer, 5 November 2006
… From Robben Island to the red carpet, by Andrew Meldrum, Observer, 5 …
BiographyKrotoa (Eva)
… that van Riebeeck once had Autshumato captured and sent to Robben Island . In 1662 Krotoa became the first indigenous Southern … Eva, van Meerhof and their 2…
Samuel Chibane
… convicted and sentenced to life, which he was to serve on Robben Island. …
PlaceHaaiiklip Island
… Haaiiklip Island …
ArchiveThe Island
… The Island …
Island Rules
… Island Rules …
BiographyPaul Stopforth
… the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Figure 3: Robben Island I Three colour lithograph Source: www.artprintsa.com … in South African issues. In…
John Alfons Pandeni
… (Plan) SWAPO fighters who were captured and imprisoned on Robben Island. After his release in 1985, he became the founding … Robben Island Museum/Mayibuye…
All 343 political prisoners on Robben Island begin a hunger strike, signalling the start of a nationwide campaign for the uncon
… All 343 political prisoners on Robben Island begin a hunger strike, signalling the start of a …
Nelson Mandela returns to South Africa’s notorious Robben Island and said "the emotions ran wild" when he met prisone
… Nelson Mandela returns to South Africa’s notorious Robben Island and said "the emotions ran wild" when he met prisone …
Ntela Richard Sikhosana
… Exiled person, MK Commissar, Robben Island prisoner, member of the African National Congress and … was arrested for the Empangeni Operation and sentenced to…
BiographyZondeni Veronica Sobukwe
… surrounding her husband while he was in jail on Robben Island . She challenged the Apartheid government, demanding … the TRC that the doctors who treated…
BiographyJoan Hoskyn Davies
… Davies was born on Robben Island in 1909, where her father was a doctor. In 1935 she …