The direction, distance and seasonal patterns of movements of African penguins Speniscus demersus between breeding colonies were investigated for birds that had been flipper-banded between 1970 and 1998. These were comprised of 3 986 penguins banded as chicks at nests, 1 672 banded as adult birds at breeding colonies and 4 691 adult penguins that had been oiled, sick or injured and subsequently rehabilitated. Keywords: African Penguin, distance travelled, movements, region, rehabilitated.