Robben Island: The 'dumping site' of the liberation fighters

Friday, August 13, 2010

Many accounts of life on Robben Island have been written, but the story seems to never end. Here, businessman and Mmegi correspondent, ENOLE DITSHEKO, reminisces about his tour of the notorious apartheid prison island

Looking closely into the history of Robben Island, one gets a clear view that the place has been synonymous with banishment, neglect and ostracism.

Besides the colonisers, warders, health care providers, missionaries and clerical staff who provided essential services to the slaves, lepers and political prisoners that were brought to the island by the apartheid authorities, Robben Island remains nothing but a dumping site.

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Robben Island: The 'dumping site' of the liberation fighters

Many accounts of life on Robben Island have been written, but the story seems to never end. Here, businessman and Mmegi correspondent, ENOLE DITSHEKO, reminisces about his tour of the notorious apartheid prison island

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