Mandela’s footprints in the Western Cape
Place
Robben Island
Pollsmoor Prison
Tygerberg Hospital
Description
1963: Sent to Robben Island after being sentenced to 5
years in prison for incitement and leaving the country
without a passport.
1964: Sentenced to life in prison on Robben Island after
Rivonia Trial.
1982: Moves to Pollsmoor Prison, along with Walter Sisulu,
Raymond Mhlaba and Andrew Mlangeni.
1988: Admitted to Tygerberg Hospital where he is
diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB)
Constantiaberg Medi-Clinic
1988: received further treatment for TB
Groot Drakenstein
Correctional Facility
Formerly known as Victor Verster Prison.
De Tuynhuys
1988: Moved to the prison in Paarl where he is held for 14
months in a cottage.
1989: Mandela held a short meeting with State President
PW Botha at Tuynhuys in the Parliamentary precinct.
Address
GPS co-ordinates
-33.81052, 18.36914
Special note
Steenberg
Road,
Tokai, Cape Town
Francie
van
Zijl
Avenue,
Tygerberg,
Cape Town
Burnham
Road,
Plumstead,
Cape
Town
R301 between Paarl
and Franschoek
-34.06838, 18.43187
-33.76809, 18.96087
Other than the
statue, this site isn’t
open to the public.
Government Avenue,
Cape
Town
City
Centre
-33.92742, 18.4186
This site isn’t open
to the public.
-33.91162, 18.6131
-34.02667, 18.46132
Cape Town City Hall
Darling Street, Cape
Town City Centre
-33.92539, 18.42378
Klipper
Road,
Rondebosch,
Cape
Town
Plein Street, Cape
Town City Centre
-33.96667, 18.46288
This site isn’t open
to the public.
Parliament of the Republic
of South Africa
1990: Mandela made his first public speech to a mass rally
from the Edwardian building’s balcony a few hours after
he was released from prison
1990: Mandela and FW de Klerk addressed the media
following breakthrough talks with the government at the
Groote Schuur Estate.
1994: Mandela gives the State of the Nation Address
(SONA) as the new President of South Africa.
-33.92728, 18.41992
This site isn’t open
to the public.
Genadendal
Formally known as Westbrooke Manor.
Groote Schuur Ave,
Rondebosch,
Cape
Town
-33.96317, 18.46816
This site isn’t open
to the public.
Green
Town
Cape
-33.90479, 18.40984
Between the V&A
Hotel
and
Musica
Megastore,
Ground
Floor, Dock Road
-33.90583, 18.41941
Clocktower Precinct,
V&A
Waterfront,
Cape Town
-33.90645, 18.42252
Corner of Wale and
Burg Street, Cape
Town
-33.92408, 18.41907
Groote Schuur Estate
Green Point Stadium
Nobel Square, V&A
Waterfront
Nelson Mandela Gateway
and Robben Island Museum
Became Mandela’s home in Cape Town when he
became president.
2003: Mandela hosted the 46664 Concert to raise
awareness about HIV/Aids.
The number 46664 was Mandela’s prison number for 27
years while imprisoned on Robben Island.
2005: 4 sculptures have been created by Claudette
Schreuders of South Africa’s Nobel Peace prize laureates:
Nelson Mandela, FW de Klerk, Desmond Tutu and Albert
Luthuli.
Where Mandela spent 27 years in prison.
2006: Declared a National Heritage Site and museum, an
emotional reminder of the struggle that was fought by
many heroes for the democracy we live in today.
Mandela Rhodes Place
2011: Finished in 2011, this space offers visitors a timeline,
which chronicles his life.
Nelson Mandela Boulevard
2011: City of Cape Town officially renamed Eastern
Boulevard to Nelson Mandela Boulevard.
Point,
-33.9321, 18.44195
Leeuwenhof Estate
This is the official residence of the Premier of the Western
Cape. Mandela spent a night or two at one of the manor
houses on the estate.
Hof Street, Cape Town
-33.93762, 18.40598
NR Mandela Road
First tarred road into the informal settlement of Imizamu
Yethu in Hout Bay, Cape Town in honour of leaders who
fought for a democratic South Africa.
2013: The Western Cape Government honoured Madiba
during the week of national mourning with evening laser
projections of his face on Table Mountain.
NR Mandela
Hout Bay
Road,
-34.02896, 18.36049
Lower Cable Station,
Tafelberg Road, Cape
Town
-33.96282, 18.40984
Table Mountain
This site isn’t open
to the public.