Mandela Mourners Seek Closure at Robben Island

After 10 days of official mourning, Nelson Mandela’s body has been laid to rest.  On Robben Island off Cape Town, where Mandela was imprisoned, visitors are coming together seeking some kind of closure after an emotional week for South Africa. Crossing the rolling swells of Table Bay, the old boats that once carried prisoners to Robben Island are now packed with well-wishers coming to pay their respects at the site of Nelson Mandela’s incarceration. He spent 18 of his 27 years in...

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