Pay Your Respects at the Nelson Mandela Capture Site - The 18 Top Things to Do in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province.
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On Aug. 5, 1962, apartheid police finally succeeded in arresting a young Nelson Mandela on the road outside Howick in KwaZulu-Natal. The arrest would ultimately lead to the future president’s 27-year imprisonment and, as such, was a landmark moment in his life story. Today the capture site is marked by a monumental sculpture made up of 50 tall steel columns. When viewed from the right angle, they come together to create an image of Mandela’s face. To reach the sculpture, you must walk along a winding pathway, meant to represent Madiba’s long walk to freedom. .

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