Kutholakale eTape Bay Bay eKapa , iRobben Island ingenye yezakhiwo ezibaluleke kakhulu zomlando waseNingizimu Afrika. Kwaphela amakhulu eminyaka, isetshenziswe njengekoloni yokujezisa, ikakhulukazi iziboshwa zezombangazwe. Nakuba iziboshwa zalo zokuphepha eziphakeme zivaliwe manje, lesi siqhingi sisaziwa kakhulu ngokufaka enkantolo umengameli waseNingizimu Afrika uNelson Mandela iminyaka engu-18. Amalungu amaningi aholayo amaqembu ezombangazwe afana nePAC ne-ANC aboshwe naye.
Ngonyaka ka-1997 uRobben Island washintsha waba yindawo yezemyuziyamu, kwathi ngonyaka ka-1999 kwathiwa yi-UNESCO World Heritage Site. Liye laba uphawu olubaluleke kakhulu eNingizimu Afrika entsha, ebonisa ukunqoba kokuhle ngokubi, kanye nentando yeningi phezu kobandlululo. Manje, izivakashi zingavakashela ejele eRobben Island Tour, eholwa iziboshwa zangaphambili zezombangazwe ezazithola zibhekene nezidlovinywa zesibonakude.
I-Basic Basics
Lezi zivakashi zihlala cishe amahora angu-3.5, kuhlanganise nohambo lokuhamba ngesikebhe ukuya naseRobben Island, uhambo lwebhasi lesi siqhingi kanye nokuvakasha kwejele eliphakeme lokuphepha. Amathikithi angabhalwa nge-intanethi, noma athengwe ngokuqondile kumatekisi wokubala eNelson Mandela Gateway eVictoria nase-Alfred Waterfront . Amathikithi avame ukuthengisa, ngakho-ke kuhle ukubhuka kusengaphambili noma wenze amalungiselelo nomqhubi wendawo.
Isikebhe saseRobben Island sisuka eNelson Mandela Gateway, futhi isikhathi sishintsha ngokuvumelana nenkathi.
Qinisekisa ukuthi ufika okungenani amaminithi angu-20 ngaphambi kokuhamba kwakho okuhleliwe, ngoba kukhona umbukiso othakazelisayo kakhulu ehholo lokulinda elinikeza umbono omuhle womlando wesiqhingi. Kusukela ngasekupheleni kwe-17th Century, lesi siqhingi sisebenze njengekoloni enesibindi kanye nesisekelo sezempi.
I-Ferry Ride
Isikebhe esiya eRobben Island sithatha imizuzu engama-30.
Kungaba nzima, ngakho labo ababhekene nocansi kumele bacabange ukuthatha imithi; kodwa imibono yaseKapa neTable Mountain iyamangalisa. Uma isimo sezulu siba sibi kakhulu, amafriji ngeke ahambe futhi uhambo lukhanseliwe. Uma usuhambise ukuvakasha kwakho kusengaphambili, nikeza iminyuziyamu ucingo ku-+27 214 134 200 ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi bayahamba ngomkhumbi.
I-Bus Tour
Uhambo luqala ngohambo lwebhasi elide lelesi siqhingi. Ngalesi sikhathi, umhlahlandlela wakho uzoqala indaba yomlando wesiqhingi kanye nemvelo. Uzophuma ebhasi endaweni yokushiswa kwamakhwala lapho uNelson Mandela namanye amalungu e-ANC avelele achitha iminyaka eminingi enza umsebenzi onzima. Emgodini, umhlahlandlela uzoveza umhume owaphindwe kabili njengendawo yokugezela yeziboshwa.
Kwakukhona emhumeni ukuthi ezinye iziboshwa ezifundisiwe zizofundisa abanye ukuthi bafunde kanjani futhi babhale ngokukhipha ukungcola. Umlando, ezombusazwe kanye ne-biology kwakuphakathi kwezifundo ezifundiswa kule "yunivesithi yasejele", futhi kuthiwa ingxenye ebalulekile yomthethosisekelo waseNingizimu Afrika ubhalwe khona. Kwakuwukuphela kwendawo iziboshwa ezazikwazi ukuphunyuka amehlo ezilindile balindi.
Ijele elikhulu lokuphepha
Ngemuva kokuvakasha kwebhasi, umqondisi uzokuholela ejele eliphakeme lokuphepha, lapho iziboshwa ezingaphezu kuka-3 000 ezombusazwe zenziwa kusukela ngo-1960 kuya ku-1991.
Uma umhlahlandlela wakho wokuvakasha ebhasini wawungewona owayeboshiwe kwezombusazwe, isiqondiso sakho salesi sigaba sohambo ngokuqinisekile sizoba. Kuyathobeka kakhulu ukuzwa izindaba zokuphila kwejele kusukela kumuntu owazibonela yena.
Lolu hambo luqala emnyango wejele lapho amadoda aqhutshwa khona, enikezwe isambatho sejele futhi anikwe iseli. Amahhovisi ejele ahlanganisa ijele "inkantolo" kanye nehhovisi lokucwaninga lapho zonke izincwadi ezithunyelwa khona nasejele zifundwa. Umqondisi wethu wachaza ukuthi wayesebenzisa ukubhala izincwadi ekhaya esebenzisa isamba esikhulu ngangokunokwenzeka, ukuze abacwaningi bangakwazi ukuqonda ukuthi yini ebhaliwe.
Lolu hambo luhlanganisa nokuvakashela egcekeni lapho uMandela ebenakekela khona insimu encane. Yilapho lapho eqala khona ukubhala phansi indlela yakhe eyaziwa ngayo i- Long Walk eya ku-Freedom .
Ukubona amaCells
Kuzohambo uzoboniswa okungenani kwesinye sezingqamuzana zasejele. Lapha, ungabona imibhede yezibhedlele iziboshwa futhi uzwe amathebhu amancane namabhantshi amancane. Ku-block eyodwa, kukhona isibonakaliso sokuqala esibonisa imenyu yansuku zonke yeziboshwa. Esikhathini esiyinhloko sokubandlululwa ngokobubandlululo, izingxenye zokudla zanikezwa iziboshwa ezisembala wesikhumba.
Uzophinde uthathwe esitokisini esisodwa lapho uMandela ahlala khona isikhathi esithile, nakuba iziboshwa zazihanjiswa njalo ngezizathu zokuphepha. Nakuba ukuxhumana phakathi kwamabhuloki e-communal okuvinjelwe kwakwenqatshelwe, uzophinde uzwe kusuka kumhlahlandlela wakho ukuthi iziboshwa zavela kanjani ngezindlela ezinhle zokuqhubeka nokulwa kwazo inkululeko ngaphakathi kwezindonga zasejele.
Umhlahlandlela wethu
Umhlahlandlela owaholela kulolo suku esasivakashela ngalo luhilelekile ekuvukeleni kweSoweto ka-1976 futhi wafaka ejele eRobben Island ngo-1978. Lapho efika, uNelson Mandela wayesesele siqhingi iminyaka engu-14, kanti ijele elikhulu lokuphepha wazitholela idumela njengezwe elibi kunazo zonke ezweni. Wayengomunye wamadoda okugcina ukuphuma ejele lapho ekugcineni evala iminyango yawo ngo-1991.
Wayeqashelwa ngokugcwele ngumbuso waseMobben Island. Wayeqaphela ukuthi ukubuyela ngokomzwelo esiqhingini kwakuyoba kanjani, ethi izinsuku ezimbalwa zokuqala emsebenzini zangeke zenzeke. Kodwa-ke, wakwenza ngesonto lakhe lokuqala futhi manje ulokhu ehola iminyaka emibili. Noma kunjalo, ukhetha ukungakhethi esiqhingini njengoba ezinye iziqondiso zikwenza. Uthi kunomuzwa wokuthi ukwazi ukuphuma esiqhingini nsuku zonke.
I-NB: Nakuba iziqondiso ku-Robben Island zingasoze zicele amathiphu , kuyisiko e-Afrika ukusikisela kahle ngenkonzo enhle.
Le ngqungquthela ibuyekeziwe futhi ibhalwa kabusha yi-Jessica Macdonald ngo-Okthoba 7, 2016.