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The flour-bomb Test: When apartheid, protest and rugby mixed in New Zealand

The National 22 Mar 2025
“But when the plane came over there was nothing they could do ... “He said when they found out about it, all the prisoners of Robben Island grabbed the bars of their cell doors and they rattled them right around the prison ... ....
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Reel stories of resistance: South African films that illuminate human rights battles

Independent online (SA) 20 Mar 2025
Sarafina! ... Silverton Siege ... Mandela. Long Walk to Freedom. Based on Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, this film takes audiences through his early years as a lawyer, his radical shift towards resistance, and his long imprisonment on Robben Island ... Tsotsi ... .
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Jazz in the key of freedom

Mail Guardian South Africa 20 Mar 2025
Kesivan Naidoo is one of the most highly regarded jazz musicians of his generation ...There are a lot of musicians from all over the world in Switzerland ... His grandmother’s brother Marcus Solomon spent a decade imprisoned on Robben Island ... ....
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“The liberal solution doesn’t address the problems of history”—An Interview with Historian Vijay Prashad on ...

Jurist 20 Mar 2025
JURIST Senior Editor for Long Form Content Pitasanna Shanmugathas interviews Vijay Prashad, Executive Director of Tricontinental ... Pitasanna Shanmugathas ... He went to prison, to Robben Island, and faced the barbarities of the apartheid state for decades.
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Pretoria court bars fishing to protect endangered African Penguins

Independent online (SA) 19 Mar 2025
They include Robben Island about 10 kilometres (six miles) off Cape Town, that is most famous for its jail where Nelson Mandela was held for 18 years until 1982.
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Court order imposes no-fishing zones to safeguard African penguins

Mail Guardian South Africa 19 Mar 2025
The six main colonies are Dassen Island, Robben Island, Stony Point, Dyer Island, St Croix Island and Bird Island ... decision to put in place island closures that were not biologically meaningful.
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S. Africa court bars fishing to protect endangered African Penguins

Knoxville Daily Sun 19 Mar 2025
They include Robben Island about 10 kilometres (six miles) off Cape Town, that is most famous for its jail where Nelson Mandela was held for 18 years until 1982.
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Hope for endangered penguins as no-fishing zones agreed off South Africa

The Guardian 18 Mar 2025
Deal will restrict fishing near colonies on Robben Island and Bird Island for 10 years, after long debate between industry and conservationists.
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Settlement reached that might save the endangered African penguin

Business Day 18 Mar 2025
The closures will be at Dassen Island, Robben Island, Stony Point, Dyer Island, St Croix Island and Bird Island ... Along the west coast, the large existing closure around Dassen Island, which was first ...
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The extraordinary decency of Athol Fugard

X Index 18 Mar 2025
... by two prisoners rehearsing Antigone on a prison island that was clearly a stand in for Robben Island, where the world’s most famous political prisoner Nelson Mandela had been held since 1964.
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Tunes of triumph: the struggle songs that became South Africa's anthems of resistance

Independent online (SA) 18 Mar 2025
“Asimbonanga (Mandela)” by Johnny Clegg and Savuka ... The song became a celebratory anthem during Mandela’s release from Robben Island on February 11, 1990 - a prayerful rallying call that rang throughout the townships and ignited hope for a new dawn. .
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Fishing industry, NGOs unite to save critically endangered African penguins

Mail Guardian South Africa 17 Mar 2025
Robben Island will have a 20km fisheries exclusion zone consistent with the island closure experiment while Dassen Island and Dyer Island will retain the interim closures under the current permit conditions.
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To Pimp A Butterfly Turns 10

Stereogum 14 Mar 2025
... visiting Nelson Mandela’s prison cell in Robben Island, South Africa before a chilling conversation with a posthumous 2Pac, executed beautifully with a lost interview clip of the rap legend.
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Celebrating February: A month of pivotal moments in Black history

Indianapolis Recorder 13 Mar 2025
This month is filled with landmark achievements and transformative moments that deserve recognition and reflection. On Feb ... (Photo/Getty Images) ... On Feb ... The Entrance to Robben Island from the Harbour, the location of Nelson Mandela’s imprisonment.
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Bringing Formula 1 back to South Africa: Cape Town's Grand Prix ambitions

Independent online (SA) 12 Mar 2025
Cape Town ... Those attending will enjoy stunning views of iconic landmarks including Table Bay, Robben Island, the Cape Town Harbour, and the majestic Table Mountain, making this Grand Prix not just a sporting event but a destination for tourists ... .
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