Friend of mine recently got back from a cruise to South Africa. He proudly showed me photos of himself on Robben Island in front of the gate where ' Mandela walked to freedom ' .
I hadn't the heart to tell him that NM was transferred to Pollsmoor on the mainland in 1982 and then to the low security Victor Verster prison, from where he was let out 6 years later. He lived pretty well in a secluded villa with a pool and his own chef !
I suppose people on Robben Island are making a living out of it all.
Ted
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