SANCCOB moved quickly after hundreds of Cape Cormorant chicks were left alone on Robben Island, reports Cape {town} Etc. The bird charity says it admits abandoned and injured seabirds around the clock ...

Weeds are about the only thing remaining amid the sandy bumps of the soccer field that served the prisoners on the infamous island where Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists were held.

CAPE TOWN - African National Congress (ANC) president, Cyril Ramaphosa, said that Nelson Mandela's prison cell at Robben Island reminded him of his own experience behind bars. ANC leaders visited the ...

Perhaps someone such as former MLS deputy commissioner Ivan Gazidis could truly understand the significance and symbolism of the FIFA Executive Committee holding a meeting on this island that has ...

Cape Town's Signal Hill will be lit up by a 10-storey-high star-shaped "lighthouse" built with parts of the Robben Island prison fence. Artist Chris Swift rescued the prison's fence, which was ...

Table Mountain is South Africa's most famous landmark and the namesake for this sprawling national park. In addition to ...

Swimmer Ryan Stramrood broke the record for most open water crossings from mainland South Africa and Robben Island. On June 17, Stramrood crossed for the 109 th time, Zwemza reported. Robben Island ...

A new study has revealed alarming declines in African penguin populations during their moulting season, attributing mass ...

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - World soccer's leaders meet this week on an island notorious for its once brutal prison but where the game offered relief and hope for hundreds of anti-apartheid activists.