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The family of one of the men being honoured on Robben Island, Namibian Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, says he had assisted combatants that had travelled to South Africa to train people. His widow Vicky ya Toivo says he was arrested and ended up on Robben Island, with other South African freedom fighters. She says he told her that he survived solitary confinement because he knew he was fighting for a noble cause. “Andimba firmly believed that when Namibians were fighting the South African apartheid regime, they were also fighting for the people of South Africa. So, it’s fitting that we should be here. We are very very honoured that a statue of Andimba is put on Robben Island. It’s a recognition of not only him but the other political prisoners of Namibia, but the struggle of the people of Namibia against South Africa,” adds Ya Toivo’s widow.
