End of apartheid
Cape Town, 22 nd of August 2018 – On our first full day in Cape Town, we step onto the boat to visit Robben Island. The waters in front of Cape Town are treacherous and sometimes the trip to Robben Island gets cancelled because of bad weather or a wild sea. We are lucky; it is only cloudy and a bit nippy. We sail on the Madiba 1 and although the island seems to be within arm’s reach, it takes us about one hour to get there. Once there, we get onto a compulsory bus, taking us on a tour of the prison island. On the bus, a pretty, self-conscious woman wearing a headscarf and a rainbow coloured necklace, welcomes us in a loud and clear voice: “My name is Wwwwendy, and I will guide you through the island”. The headscarf or ‘Doek’ in Afrikaans used to be a sign of submission, as black workers had to wear it as part of a cleaning uniform. It can also be a religious, cultural or fashion statement. During our trip, we saw the most intricately folded and colourful doeks and they do look styli...