The busload of tourists on Robben Island grew quiet as Yasien Mohamed ... It was here, he said, that Nelson Mandela toiled virtually every day for 13 years, digging up rock, some of which paved ...

Discover how Robben Island, known for its role in the apartheid struggle, also played a crucial part in World War II. This ...

In the winter of 1964, Nelson Mandela arrived on Robben Island where he would spend 18 of his 27 prison years. Confined to a small cell, the floor his bed, a bucket for a toilet, he was forced to ...

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 ...