The key to Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell is expected to go on auction next month. The Nelson Mandela Foundation, however, argues that it does not belong to an individual to sell. The key to former president Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell is reportedly set to go under the hammer next week, where it is expected to fetch at least a million pounds. Nelson Mandela Foundation CEO Sello Hatang said it had "no idea" of the planned auction and had been alerted to it through the report. "In a world divided between the oppressed and the oppressors, few items rival the importance of Nelson Mandela's Robben Island cell key.

Source: News 24 December 24, 2021 17:01 UTC