Watch: Commemorating 45 years since the untimely death of Robert Sobukwe

South Africa - Cape Town - 3 May 2023 - In commemorating 45 years since the untimely death of Robert Sobukwe, the Council of the Robben Island Museum (RIM) declared 2023 as The Year of Robert Sobukwe. On this day, 60 years ago, Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe was banished to Robben Island as a “political prisoner” of a special type. The house that Robert Sobukwe was held captive in on the island has been turned into an exhibition to memorialize his life. RIM Council Chairperson, Professor Saths Cooper, also announced new intergenerational and other offerings to attract especially young people to visit the island and improve Robben Island’s immense historic heritage tourism, globally. Photographer: Armand Hough. African News Agency (ANA)