Discover how sport became a powerful tool for resilience and self-organisation among political prisoners on Robben Island, as Dr Vanessa Mitchell reveals the transformative role of athletic activities ...

Op-ed: Today, the prison island immortalizes a man who sold Black New Yorkers into slavery. Once the prison is shut down, the ...

The directors of the Oscar-nominated documentary open up about Alabama's prison system, Kay Ivey and Steve Marshall.

Lekota was among many political prisoners on Robben Island who sacrificed their lives to fight racial segregation and ...

Speaking at the memorial service of late Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosiuoa Lekota, African National Congress (ANC) ...

Whether Donald Trump’s comments yesterday that the latest Gulf war will be over “very soon” signal a de-escalation of the ...

While the Cape Town International Jazz Festival draws thousands, the city offers rich history and culture waiting to be explored. Discover five heritage sites that reveal the stories behind Cape ...

Rodney Reid recounts his experience in Rikers Island, describing the brutal conditions he endured during years spent in ...

Just 10 kilometers off the coast of Cape Town sits Robben Island, the infamous prison where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years ...

South Africa's former defence minister and anti-apartheid campaigner Mosiuoa Lekota has died at the age of 77. He played a ...

From the shorelines of Perth in southwestern Australia, a towering blue hill can be seen jutting out of the horizon. Some days it seems so close you could touch it. Other days it’s hidden by mist or ...