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… while Isaacs was sentenced to 12 years. He was taken to Robben Island, where he served his sentence and became one of the youngest people to be imprisoned on the Island. During his time in prison, he was punished for …

… given permission to photograph Nelson Mandela on Robben Island by apartheid prime minister John Vorster in the 1960s … Mandela as a “good guy” who was “treated well” while on Robben Island , even given a bed to sleep on. “They would …

… and sent to serve his sentence in the notorious prison of  Robben Island  near Cape Town. Toivo was placed in solitary … prisoners were kept in Section D. He was released from Robben Island after serving 16 years in March 1984. When he …

… (1963) and as a result he spent approximately 6 years in Robben Island Prison. He was released in 1969 and banished to …

… struggles in Pondoland and Sekhukhuneland. He came out of Robben Island having published several books and having written many …

… in 1963 and sentenced to eight years, which he served on Robben Island. Meyiwa was released in 1972 and immediately resumed … evidence they were all sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island. Meyiwa was released in 1991, along with many …

… and 2., and sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment. He is on Robben Island. The 'Pretoria 12' trial was widely described as the …

… is born in Cape Town.  He was a political prisoner on Robben Island between 1964 and 1971, where he c …

… fall in order for others to go free. Vearey was sent to Robben Island in 1988. He was recruited into the Communist party … and centre half respectively. Vearey was released from Robben Island in June 1990 but had to immediately go …

… the end of the Rivonia Trial, the leadership was sent to Robben Island , when Joyce wrote Window on Soweto.  She could … arrest. Samson “John”  Fadana, had just been released from Robben Island. On seeing her, John immediately professed to …

… it was evidence. They were sentenced to imprisonment on Robben Island. His wife, Theresa, and Nina Hassim ( Kader Hassim’s … solitary confinement. He was released in 1978. While on Robben Island he managed to outfox his prison guards by …

… police van and transported to Cape Town on their way to  Robben Island .  Mogoba and other prisoners spent a night in … was informed that he would be released.  He was taken from Robben island to Victor Vester prison in Paarl and finally to …

… newspaper with Riot Mkwanazi who was later imprisoned on Robben Island as well. The NIC appointed Babenia district organizer … sentenced on 28 February 1964 to 16 years’ imprisonment on Robben Island and his leave to appeal refused. In 1995, …

… presently working for the University of the Western Cape’s Robben Island Mayibuye Archives. He is presently working with … Paul Weinberg’s Namaqualand Exhibition. 1991       Robben Island/ Detainees Exhibition, For the Black Sash …

… in the country. He was then sentenced to imprisonment on Robben Island in 1964, and served a 10 year term on the island, from 1964 to 1974. Bam was detained with other …

… Acton 14 May 1969 immediately after his release from Robben Island. He was held for 14 days and died while in police …

… organise a funeral for Comrade Matsobane who had died on Robben Island. In 1984 Mofokeng decided to leave Soweto for Sebokeng …

… , Wilson Mkwayi and others. He was later transferred to Robben Island.  He was released in 1971 and deported to Lenyenye …

… the children of political prisoners serving time on Robben Island. Because his parents wanted him educated in English, … In January 1977 Macozoma started his sentence on Robben Island. All political prisoners arriving after …

… 1976, being sentenced to fiver years imprisonment on Robben Island. It is here, where he would become a member of the …

… woman to become head of an archives depot, is born on Robben Island, where her fath …

… been freed at the end of the year have been released from Robben Island prison, in …

… 1966.  In 1967, MD was charged and sent to prison on  Robben Island . His detention together with her banning left her … to life imprisonment. People who had been released from Robben Island gathered around Phyllis, who tried to find …

… the South African Communist (SACP) after his release from Robben – Island and Johannesburg Prisons where he served eight years … South African Communist Party; Member of Council of the Robben Island Museum and an Executive Committee Member of the …

… of KZN Tourism and was a non-Executive Director of Robben Island. Subsequently, he has held directorships in numerous …

… a member of  Umkhonto we Sizwe  and served his sentence on Robben Island. His sentence was suspended in 1984 and he went on to …

… of the ANC and the CPSA. He was arrested during the Robben Island . He was transfered to Pollsmoor prison in 1986, where …

… (ANC) underground. Singh had just been released from Robben Island after serving eight years. Nyawose was tasked to be … Maphumulo , also an ex-Islander. Judson Kuzwayo, another Robben Islander, was also part of the underground. The …

… a victim of the apartheid judicial system. Imprisonment on Robben Island (1964-74) By the end of 1963, the revolutionary … Europe. When asked about his experience in the prison of Robben Island , Neville Alexander remembers that it was …

… back to South Africa in January 1963,he spent 14 years on Robben Island,he was released with a five-year ban in April 1977. he …