Mandela's prison garden wilting
Robben Island is still missing the boat
A personal account of a tour this week of the heritage site
03 December 2023 - 00:00
Nelson Mandela famously said that the measure of a country is its prisons. If he could see what has happened to Robben Island, where he spent 18 years, he would know South Africa is still the land of missed opportunities...
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