Efumaneka kwiTable Bay yaseKapa , iDobben Island yenye yezinto ezibalulekileyo ezibalulekileyo zaseMzantsi Afrika. Kwiminyaka emininzi, yayisetyenziswe njengekholeji yesigwebo, ngokuyinxalenye kubanjwa bezopolitiko. Nangona iinjongo ezikhuselekileyo zokhuseleko sele zivaliwe, isiqithi sisasaziwa ngokubanjwa komongameli waseMzantsi Afrika uNelson Mandela iminyaka eyi-18. Amalungu amaninzi ahamba phambili kumacandelo ezopolitiko afana ne-PAC kunye ne-ANC baboshwa kunye naye.
Ngomnyaka we-1997 uRobben Island waguqulwa waba yi-museum, kwaye ngowama-1999 kuye kwavakaliswa iNdawo yeLifa leMveli le-UNESCO. Luye luphawu olubaluleke kakhulu kuMzantsi Afrika, olubonisa ukunqoba kokubi, kunye nentando yesininzi kwi-apartheid. Ngoku, abakhenkethi banokutyelela intolongo kwiRobben Island Tour, ekhokelwa ngamabanjwa angaphambili-ezobupolitika abaye babhekana neengxaki ezibuhlungu zeso siqithi.
I-Basics Tour
Iiholide zihlala malunga neeyure ezingama-3.5, kubandakanywa uhambo lomkhumbi ukuya kwiRobben Island, ukutyelela ibhasi kweso siqithi kunye nokutyelelwa kwejele elikhuselekileyo. Amatikiti angabhalwa kwi-intanethi, okanye athengwe ngqo kwiibala zokubala kwiNelson Mandela Gateway kwiVictoria naseAlfred Waterfront . Amathikithi athengisa ukuthengisa, ngoko kuyacetyiswa ukubhuka kusengaphambili okanye wenze amalungiselelo nomqhubi wezotyelelo wendawo.
Inqanawa yaseRobben Island isuka kwiNelson Mandela Gateway, kunye nexesha lokutshintsha ngokwexesha lexesha.
Qinisekisa ukufika okungenani imizuzu engama-20 phambi kokuhamba kwakho okucwangcisiweyo, kuba kukho umboniso obalaseleyo kwindlu yokulinda enika imbonakalo ecacileyo yembali yesiqithi. Ukususela ekupheleni kweXesha le-17 leminyaka, isiqithi sisebenze njengesiqhwala esinobhongo kunye nesiseko sempi.
I-Ferry Ride
Isikebhe siya eRobben Island sithatha imizuzu engama-30.
Ingaba nzima kakhulu, ngoko ke abo baxhatshazwayo baselwandle kufuneka bacinge ngokuthatha unyango; kodwa izimvo zeKapa kunye neTable Mountain ziyamangalisa. Ukuba isimo sezulu siba sibi kakhulu, iifriji aziyi kuhamba ngomkhumbi kwaye iholide zikhanselwa. Ukuba uye wakha uhambo lwakho kwangaphambili, unike iminyuziyamu umnxeba kwi +27 214 134 200 ukuqinisekisa ukuba uhamba ngomkhumbi.
Uhambo lweBhasi
Uhambo luqala ngohambo lweebha elide le siqithi. Ngeli xesha, isikhokelo sakho siza kuqalisa ibali lembali yesiqithi kunye nemvelo. Uza kuphuma kwibhasi kwindawo yokucwiliswa kwamatye apho uNelson Mandela kunye namanye amalungu e-ANC adumile achitha iminyaka emininzi enza umsebenzi onzima. Kwi-quarry, isikhokelo siza kubonisa umqolomba ophindwe kabini njengendawo yokuhlambela amabanjwa.
Kwakukho emqolombeni ukuba amanye amabanjwa afundisweyo aya kufundisa abanye ukuba bafunde nokubhala njani ngokutshiza. Imbali, ezopolitiko kunye ne-biology ziphakathi kwezifundo ezifundiswa kule "yunivesithi yasejele", kwaye kuthiwa inxalenye ebalulekileyo yomgaqo-siseko wangoku eMzantsi Afrika wabhalwa khona. Yona yindawo kuphela apho amabanjwa akwazi ukuphunyuka amehlo amehlo alindileyo.
Injele ephezulu yokuKhuseleko
Emva kohambo lwebhasi, isikhokelo siza kukukhokela entolongweni ekhuselekileyo yokhuseleko, apho kunezibanjwa ezingaphezu kwama-3 000 ezenziwa kwi-politiki ye-1960 ukuya ngo-1991.
Ukuba uhambo lwenkqonkqo kwibhasi yayingekho mbanjwa wezepolotiki, isikhokelo sakho sale nxalenye yohambo siya kuba. Ukuthobeka ngokukhawuleza ukuva amabali ebomi bentolongo kumntu owazibonela ngokwakhe.
Uhambo luqala ekungeneni kwintolongo apho amadoda aqhutywe khona, enikezwe iimbotyi zentolongo kwaye anikwe iseli. Iiofisi zentolongo ziquka intolongo "inkundla" kunye neofisi yokunyanzelisa apho zonke iincwadi ezithunyelwe kuyo kwaye zivela entolongweni. Isikhokelo sethu sichaza ukuba wayesebenzisa ukubhala iileta ekhaya basebenzisa i- slang eninzi ngangokunokwenzeka, ukwenzela ukuba abacandi bangeke bakwazi ukuqonda into ebhaliweyo.
Ukutyelela kubandakanya ukutyelela egcekeni apho uMandela wahamba khona kwintsimi encinane. Yayilapha apho yaqala ukubhalwa kwincwadi yakhe eyaziwayo i- Long Walk eya kwiNkululeko .
Ukufumana iiCells
Kulo ndwendwe uza kuboniswa ubuncinane kwiiselingi zaseburhulumenteni enye. Apha, unako ukubona imibhede yeebhokhwe kwaye uvale iimfesane kunye neengubo ezibuhlungu. Kwinqanaba elinye, kukho uphawu lokuqala olubonisa imenyu yemihla ngemihla yamabanjwa. Ngomzekelo obalaseleyo wobandlululo wobandlululo, izabelo zokutya zanikwa amabanjwa asekelwe kwimibala yabo yesikhumba.
Uya kuthatyathwa kwiseli enye apho uMoses wayehlala khona ixesha elide, nangona amabanjwa ayeshukunyiswa rhoqo ngenxa yezizathu zokhuseleko. Nangona unxibelelwano phakathi kweebhloko zeseli zomnxibelelwano bekunqatshelwe, uya kuvakala kwakhona kwisikhokelo sakho ukuba amabanjwa aphakanyiswe njani ngeendlela ezifanelekileyo zokuqhubeka nokulwa kwabo inkululeko kwiindonga zasejele.
Isikhokelo sethu
Isikhokelo esasikhokele uhambo ngelilanga esasiye siye sabandakanyeka ekuvukeleni kweSoweto ka-1976 waza waboshwa kwiRobben Island ngo-1978. Xa efika, uNelson Mandela wayesele ehlala kwisiqithi iminyaka eyi-14, kwaye isibanjwa esikhulu uzuze udumo njengelona libi kakhulu kweli lizwe. Wayengomnye wamadoda okugqibela ukuba ashiye ijele xa ekugqibeleni wavala iingcango zayo ngo-1991.
Wayebanjwe ngenxaxheba ngumbutho waseMboniselo waseRobben Island. Wayebeka ingqalelo indlela ukubuyela kweso siqithi kwiimvakalelo ziza kuba njani, esithi iintsuku ezimbalwa zokuqala emsebenzini zange zingapheli. Nangona kunjalo, wakwenza ngeveki yakhe yokuqala kwaye ngoku ukhokela iminyaka emibini. Nangona kunjalo, ukhetha ukungahlali kwisiqithi njengoko ezinye izikhokelo zenza. Uthi uvakalelwa kukuba uyakwazi ukuhamba kwisiqithi yonke imihla.
I-NB: Nangona izikhokelo kwiRobben Island aziyi kubuza izicwangciso , kuyinto yesiko eAfrika ukuthetha kakuhle ngenkonzo enhle.
Eli nqaku lihlaziywe kwaye libhalwa kwakhona yingxenye nguJessica Macdonald ngo-Oktobha 7 ka-2016.