Robben Island Pictures - Robben Island - MV Dirona : Robben island museum, cape town, western cape.
Robben Island Pictures - Robben Island - MV Dirona : Robben island museum, cape town, western cape. . Robben island is where nelson mandela spent 27 years of his life in exile. The name is dutch for island of seals. Image captionmr mandela was held at robben island for 18 years after being sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in 1964. Find high quality pictures of this previously high security prison during the apartheid era. It is true that prominent men may be allowed to study, but in general, the treatment of political prisoners on robben island is harsh in the extreme, far worse than that meted. Robben island museum is an agency of the department of arts & culture. The duty of those who ran robben island. Table mountain national park photo: Robben island museum, cape town, western cape. The robben island ferry sails four times a day from the nelson mandela gateway and departure times change according to the season.
