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latest news & developmentsRobben Island is not a place to sleep
The idea of sleeping in former Robben Island guard houses feels like a line we shouldn’t be crossing — not because of what it could earn but because of what it risks eroding
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…
Women help to save Kenya’s last rainforest
People depend on the Kakamega Forest’s resources and three women’s groups are working to prevent it from being overharvested – and making money along the way