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EventThe Flag of the Union of South Africa is hoisted on Prince Edward Island
… of the Union of South Africa was hoisted on Prince Edward Island. Prince Edward Island is one of two Islands annexed by South African which includes Marion…
BiographyHassim Mohamed Seedat
… the trial of MD Naidoo who was sentenced to five years on Robben Island. He was active in the NIC when it was revived in 1971 …
BiographyZindziswa “Zindzi” Nobutho Mandela
… imprisoned and eventually sentenced to life in prison at Robben Island after the conclusion of the Rivonia Trial in 1964. …
BiographyPatrick Chamusso
… next day he was given 24 years in prison and was sent to Robben Island. He cried - he was alive. He served 10 years of his … to treat the children that come…
BiographyAbdool Kader Hassim
… struck him off the roll of attorneys.He was released from Robben Island in February 1980. When he came out of prison, Kader … Lawyer, freedom fighter,…
BiographyAlcott Skei Gwentshe
… his sons,Mzimkulu Gwentshe,served a five-year sentence on Robben Island for ANC activities and qualified as a lawyer in the …
BiographyJustice Gizenga Mpanza
… terrorism and sentenced to 15 years which he served on Robben Island. Mpanza was released in June 1988 and returned to … on 16 August 2011] | Mail and…
BiographyEli Weinberg
… them Joe Gqabi . Gqabi was subsequently imprisoned on Robben Island for 12 years and later went into exile where he was …
BiographyVusumzi (Vusi) Linda Make
… in 1978. However, when Nyathi Phokela was released from Robben Island prison, and reunited with PAC leaders in Tanzania in …
BiographyDennis Brutus
… for breaking his ban. Some of his sentence was spent on Robben Island where he was assaulted, probably because of South … Games. Brutus’s cell was next to…
The South Atlantic Island, St. Helena becomes a British crown colony.
… The South Atlantic Island, St. Helena becomes a British crown colony. …
Scene from “The Island” (Athol Fugard/Winston Ntshona/John Kani)
… Scene from “The Island” (Athol Fugard/Winston Ntshona/John Kani) …
The South Atlantic island St. Helena becomes a British crown colony.
… The South Atlantic island St. Helena becomes a British crown colony. …
BiographyKrishna Rabilal
… Pillay. Later he worked with Sunny Girja Singh , a former Robben Island prisoner, at Day-Glo Stationers in Durban. His last … weSizwe (MK) Commander who…
BiographyMosima Gabriel (Tokyo) Sexwale
… to eighteen years imprisonment. While he was jailed on Robben Island, he served on the prisoners’ recreation committee and …
BiographyPoomoney Moodley
… for justice. She corresponded with political prisoners on Robben Island up until her death, even sending them some of them …
BiographySatyandranath “Mac” Maharaj
… sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment, which he served on Robben Island. Whilst in prison, he completed a B.Admin, an MBA and …
”Six more freed from island jail”, Pretoria News. 29 March, 1980
… ”Six more freed from island jail”, Pretoria News. 29 March, 1980 …
ArchiveSonny Venkatrathnam (1935-2019): Robben Islander and Rebel Without a Pause by Ashwin Desai
… Sonny Venkatrathnam (1935-2019): Robben Islander and Rebel Without a Pause by Ashwin Desai …
BiographyMadimetja Lawrence Phokanoka
… months in Pretoria Central Prison, he was transported to Robben Island where he served the rest of his sentence. After being …
BiographyWinnie Madikizela-Mandela
… of May 1963, Mandela was transferred without warning to Robben Island . Ironically, once absorbed into the prison system … purpose, before a 10 kilometre…
BiographyMithrasagaran “Murthie” Naidoo
… to visit his brother Indres Naidoo who was imprisoned on Robben Island for sabotage. He was arrested at the airport in Cape …
France’s Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of St. Helena
… France’s Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of St. Helena …
BiographyRobert Sobukwe
… prisoner indefinitely. Subsequently, Sobukwe was moved to Robben Island , where he remained for an additional six years. The … on 30 June 1965, the…
BiographyAshlatha Rambally
… attended the University College for Indians at Salisbury Island (later renamed in 1972 as the University of … coinciding with the release of a number of…
BiographyBilly Nair
… Mthlali, and 14 others. He received a 20 year sentence on Robben Island which he served in the maximum security B section with Mandela , Sisulu and others…
BiographyJames Edward April
… sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment, which he served on Robben Island.While he was in prison ,April completed a bachelor's … early source of information for…
BiographyOliver Tambo
… this school, was Fikile Bam , who was later imprisoned on Robben Island for Non-European Unity Movement (NEUM) activities and … of the ANC. He sent word,…
BiographyCharles Nupen
… Mandela , Walter Sisulu , Govan Mbkei and others on Robben Island. During his term as NUSAS president Nupen consulted …
BiographyBongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa
… From 1989 - the release of the political leaders from Robben Island and the events that followed--there was euphoria and …