The Entrance To Robben Island

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February 24th 2010
Robben Island Robben Island seems to have been transformed from a maximum security prison to Cape Town’s #1 tourist attraction in a remarkably short time. It was top of the list of places in Cape Town I wanted to see when we organised this trip. I was only nine years old at the time of the Rivonia Trial but I think I was vaguely aware of what was happening at the time. I do ... read more

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more

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