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Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi, centre, celebrates with 19 couples who got married on Robben Island on Valentine’s Day last year.Image: Ruvan Boshoff

It’s ‘no’ to annual Valentine’s Day weddings on Robben Island

This year would have marked 21 years of celebrating love on the island The annual historic Robben Island Valentine’s Day weddings have been cancelled for this year‚ Robben Island Museum (RIM) said on Friday. This follows after home…

The Motura Kramat on Robben Island, built in 1969 over the grave of Sayed Abduraghmaan Motura, who died there in 1754.Image: Anton Scholtz

Robben Island calls in archaeologists after discovery of human remains

The discovery of human remains is set to write a new chapter in Robben Island’s history.Archaeologists are being called in to survey and excavate the site of the discovery near a kramat (shrine), which was built in 1969 alongside the…

Walk in Madiba’s footsteps in a virtual reality journey

From the hut where he grew up in Qunu to the cell on Robben Island where he was imprisoned‚ you can now immerse yourself in former president Nelson Mandela’s journey with virtual reality (VR). Management consultancy firm IQbusiness‚…

Washie ‘monster’ stalks

Athletes set for 100-miler ‘Road to Hell’ WHEN the moon is at its brightest tomorrow, the ELB Washie 100 Miler will be well on its way with about 100 athletes attempting the gruesome but rewarding 100 miles (160km) between Port Alfred and…

Fellow Africans shared apartheid suffering: Motlanthe

Fellow Africans lived under the same apartheid system‚ suffered the same human rights violations and were committed to South Africa’s struggle for liberation. Former president Kgalema Motlanthe said this at the memorial service of former…