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A sea of blue memorial peace race participants were ferried by dozens of boats to take part in the third annual 10km run and walk hosted by the Robben Island Museum Council. Photo: Marlan Padayachee
AUBREY MOKOAPE

Bittersweet return to Robben Island

For decades, the island was a towering emblem of punishment—first for enslaved labourers and lepers under colonial rule and later for the anti-apartheid resisters who dared to…

  • Marlan Padayachee
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