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Drakenstein Correctional Centre [1] (formerly Victor Verster Prison) is a low-security prison between Paarl and Franschhoek, on the R301 road 5 km from the R45 Huguenot Road, in the valley of the Dwars River in the Western Cape of South Africa. The prison is the location where Nelson Mandela spent the last part of his imprisonment for ...
During the Apartheid era, many political activists were imprisoned for campaigning against the government. [citation needed] These include: ANC and PAC freedom fighters such as Robert Sobukwe (1960–1978), Jafta Masemola (1962–1989), Nelson Mandela (1962–1990), Raymond Mhlaba (1963–1989), Walter Sisulu (1963–1989), Govan Mbeki (1963–1987), Denis Goldberg (1963–1985), Tokyo Sexwale ...
The Department of Correctional Services is a department of the South African government.It is responsible for running South Africa's prison system. The department has about 34,000 staff and is responsible for the administration of 240 prisons, which accommodates about 189,748 inmates.
During a recent interview with The Sunday Times, the 52-year-old actor detailed the extremes he went to while working on the biopic, which documents Mandela’s 27 years in prison in South Africa.
Paarl (/ ˈ p ɑːr l /; Afrikaans: [ˈpæːrəl]; [3] derived from parel, meaning "pearl" in Dutch [4]) is a town with 285,574 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington.
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On 11 January 2019, the day that celebrated the 29th anniversary of Mr Mandela's release, the statue was temporarily removed as a film company was shooting a movie on the parade. Cape Town City Council (under the authority of Mr D Plato, the mayor) gave permission. There was a public outcry about this removal.
His prison number remained 466/64 until 1982, when he was transferred to Pollsmoor Prison and given the prison number 220/82. [2] "Prisoner 46664" continues to be used as a reverential title for him. Shortly before Joe Strummer's death, he and U2's Bono co-wrote the song "46664" for Mandela as part of the campaign against AIDS in Africa.