The Robben Island Museum Council has declared 2023 as the Year of Robert Sobukwe. The initiative was launched on the island at the house in which Sobukwe was in isolation for several years.
Sobukwe was banished to Robben Island 60 years ago, on May 3, as a political prisoner of a special type.
The council’s chairperson Saths Cooper says, “We don’t want Robben Island to remain just an island on its own, because the history is immense and so we will link up with other entities including the families, the foundation including the trust and other sites of remembrance of Sobukwe.”Now, 60 years after his banishment to the island, and 45 years since his death, the Robben Island Museum Council dedicated a year to him.
Cooper explains, “We don’t want Robben island to remain just an island on its own because the history is immense and so we will link up with other entities including the families, the foundation including the trust and other sites of remembrance of Sobukwe.”“I am astonished and thrilled by his remarkable resilience and determination and he had foresight, like a prophet, he knew that we are meant for better things than struggling, suffering, and succumbing.
As part of the programme, efforts will be made to attract especially young people to visit the island.
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