Rough seas prevent Obama visit to Mandela jail

Rough seas have forced Michelle Obama to abandon a visit to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was jailed for 18 years.

Rough seas prevent Obama visit to Mandela jail
Thu, 23 Jun, 2011 - 14:11

Rough seas have forced Michelle Obama to abandon a visit to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was jailed for 18 years.

The visit to the island, a half-hour ferry ride from Cape Town, was to be an emotional high point of the US first lady's South African tour.

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