Cape Town — The World Heritage Committee (WHC) has commended Robben Island Museum for the pivotal role it continues to play as one of South Africa's unique heritage sites. Robben Island Museum ...

South Africa’s Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries recently declared 20 marine sites as protected areas. One of them is Robben Island, the site of the prison where anti-apartheid ...

Robben Island is 9km off the coast of Cape Town and is accessible by ferry from the V&A Waterfront, which is about 20km from Cape Town International Airport along the N2 highway (it should take about ...

The plaque, marking the island as a world heritage site, was officially unveiled by Gwen Mahlangu, the chairperson of the environmental affairs and tourism parliamentary portfolio committee. The ...

Robben Island is recognised for its historical significance as a site of imprisonment and exile, most notably for housing political prisoners during the apartheid era in South Africa.

The former prison on Robben Island off Cape Town, South Africa, where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years, is an international tourist icon. But the site is plagued by a host of troubles, including alleg… ...

South Africa is home to eight of the world’s official heritage sites, as determined by Unesco’s World Heritage Committee. This includes four cultural, three natural and one mixed (cultural and ...

A joint IUCN/ICOMOS/ICCROM mission visited Robben Island World Heritage site in South Africa from 6 to 12 February 2004, to assess the state of its conservation at the request of the World Heritage ...

A weather-beaten sign over the island’s gateway proclaims “We Serve With Pride.” On a stone wall, black-and-white mural-size photos show prisoners being offloaded from boats. Corm… ...

The Conversation Africa's Nontobeko Mtshali chats to SANParks marine biologist, Alison Kock as she explains the significance of Robben Island joining the list of 20 new protected marine sites in ...

South Africa’s Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries recently declared 20 marine sites as protected areas.One of them is Robben Island, the site of the prison where anti-apartheid ...

Analysis - South Africa's Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries recently declared 20 marine sites as protected areas. One of them is Robben Island, the site of the prison where anti ...