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| Use Period | Use | |
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Location
Location
- City of Cape Town
South Africa
Erf/Farm Portion: n/a
Address:
n/a Cape Road
Cape Town
Robben Island
Management
Administration of Protections
Condition
Dear SAHRIS Review Team,
I hope this message finds you well. Please find attached my assessment report for Robben Island, which includes an evaluation of the site's overall condition, maintenance status, security measures, and visitor management. The report highlights key areas of preservation and identifies aspects that may require further attention to ensure the continued protection of this historically significant site.
Best regards,
Tariq Miller
Gradings
Grading
archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency
"Throughout documented history, Robben Island has been associated with banishment, suffering and the sbjugation of the human spirit. From the earliest days of colonial rule, it was used as a place of banishment and exile for those opposing colonial authority and those who were viewed as diseased or dangerous outcasts. What transformed Robben Island and bestowed on it a unique quality has been the triumph of the human spirit over such conditions, leading to birth of a democratic nation. Out of conditions of extreme hardship, pain and suffering has arisen a spirit of hope and tolerance that has, in the words of President Nelson Mandela, turned this island into a world-wide icon of the universality of human rights, of hope, peace and reconciliation. (See CMP)
Declarations
Declaration
1. The island known as Robben Island, with all the structures thereon, being Farm 1436, Cape Road, Robbend Island, in extent 475,8409 (four seven five comma eight four nought nine) hectares.
2. An area of 1 (one) nautical mile, measured from the low tide elevation, as defined in section 1 of the Maritime Zones Act, 1994 (Act No. 15 of 1994), surrounding Robben Island.
Media
Media
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