a member oTf a small action group whose main task was to launch Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation) or MK. From a safe house in Rivonia‚ MK planned sabotage of strategic targets – after its first terrorist attacks in 1961 bombs exploded in Johannesburg‚ Port Elizabeth and Durban. When the ANC was banned in 1961‚ Mandela evaded arrest for a year but was gaoled for five years in 1962 and sent to Robben Island. His prison term was interrupted by the Rivonia trial‚ brought after a police raid on
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At higher altitudes the air pressure is lower which in turn causes the ball to travel faster and straighter than they would at lower altitudes. Johannesburg is 5‚500 feet above sea level‚ even higher than Denver. "When they play there‚ the ball will behave differently because of the air density compared to other stadiums‚" said Rabi Mehta‚ an aerospace engineer at NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett
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when the National Party was elected to power in 1948. The National was an all white group that inforced its racist policies on the people of South Africa mostly affecting the black people there. Some of the policies that the party introduced were Black People had to live in different areas and use different public facilities than the whites of South Africa. Also the two groups were not allowed to marry one another or have sexual relations. The National Party Population Registration Act of 1950 that
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the sciences. His main interests were reflected in the books he bought such as Elements of Geometry by Euclid‚ In Judgement of the Stars by Haly Abenragel‚ Astronomical Tables by Alfonso X of Castle‚ and Astronomical and Mathematical Tables by Johannesburg Regiomontanus.(Early life and education) After four years at University‚ but without a degree‚ his noblemen uncle sent him to Bologna‚Italy to study canon law. His uncle‚ who had become Prince-Bishop of the region of Warmia‚ had hoped
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For many children in the world‚ being forced to become a soldier has a high chance of becoming reality. Recently‚ there has been many debates regarding the topic of child soldiers around the world. Whether to give amnesty has been the majority of the debate. Many children around the world are forced into being child soldiers due to poverty and personal circumstances. They are faced with the reality of being forced to becoming a child soldier and are stilted into committing horrible crimes. When
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secondary school. He then enrolled at the University College of Fort Hare for the Bachelor of Arts Degree where he was elected onto the Student ’s Representative Council. He was suspended from college for joining in a protest boycott. He went to Johannesburg where he entered politics by joining the African National Congress in 1942 (Woods). 	At the height of the Second World War‚ members of the African National Congress set themselves the task of transforming ANC into a mass movement. In September
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NELSON MANDELA (Basic info) Nelson Mandela was born on July 18‚ 1918‚ in Transkei‚ South Africa and became actively involved in the anti-apartheid movement in his 20s‚ Mandela joined the African National Congress in 1942. For 20 years‚ he directed a campaign of peaceful‚ non-violent defiance against the South African government and its racist policies. In 1939‚ Mandela enrolled at the University College of Fort Hare‚ the only residential center of higher learning for blacks in South
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Nando’s Analysis Nando’s Brief Background Nando’s was founded in 1987 in the Johannesburg suburb of Rosettenville when a Portuguese man by the name of Fernando Duarte‚ took his entrepreneur friend‚ Robert Brozin‚ to a Portuguese takeaway called Chickenland for a meal. After trying the chicken‚ cooked in Piri Piri‚ and discovering a new passion‚ they bought the restaurant for an estimated R80 000. They later renamed the restaurant Nando’s‚ after Fernando’s first born son. After two years
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Research Theme And Company The research will be on a bus company‚ Rea Vaya. The theme that will be explored within the company is operations management‚ a core function of all businesses/organisations‚ involving the process where goods and services are provided. Topic And Research Problem Within the theme‚ the topic chosen is the effectiveness‚ efficiency and productivity of the operational system of Rea Vaya. Upon observation and experience‚ Rea Vaya is often offline‚ as the company is based
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The role of communication for civil engineers The objective of this essay is to discuss the role of communication for civil engineers. Communicating effectively in the workplace is a vital skill for all civil engineers. I will cover the following points in my essay. Firstly‚ I will discuss the different communication methods used in the civil engineering field. Secondly‚ I intend to highlight the importance of communication skills in civil engineering and thirdly‚ I will state the importance of
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