The busload of tourists on Robben ... Island grew quiet as Yasien Mohamed, our 63-year-old guide, gestured to a bleak limestone quarry on the side of the road. It was here, he said, that Nelson ...

Famous Ghanaian YouTuber Wode Maya shared a historical video of the current state of activist and former President of South ...

In the winter of 1964, Nelson Mandela arrived on Robben Island where he would spend 18 ... of Mandela's prison life--from his beloved garden and taste in music; to how his letters were censored ...

When speaking about Robben Island, the name is often synonymous with Nelson Mandela and the struggle against the apartheid regime. However, on 31st March 2025, the Robben Island Museum hosted a ...

It was on this fairly desolate land mass that Nelson Mandela, militant anti-apartheid activist and former president of South Africa, was held captive. Today, Robben Island houses a fascinating ...

Idris Elba has opened up about spending a night in prison to prepare for his role as Nelson Mandela ... in a prison cell on Robben Island, which is the same prison Mandela was in from 1964 to ...

The series also explores Mandela's political activism with the African National Congress, his 27-year incarceration on Robben Island, his dramatic release and his triumphant years as president of ...

(CNN)-- Nelson Mandela ... a court sentenced Mandela to life in prison for plotting to overthrow the government by violence. He spent the first 18 years at Robben Island Prison, off Cape Town ...

LONDON, England (CNN)-- Hollywood star Will Smith led a crowd of 46,664 in a chorus of "Happy Birthday" to Nelson ... Mandela's prison number when he was incarcerated at Robben Island.

Nelson Mandela was a leader of the ... For 27 years in was in prison on Robben Island. In 1990 it was announced that Mandela would finally be released. He was 71 years old. He began negotiations ...