Dambusters raid: a feat of courage and skill whose cost outweighed its achievement: Magnificent, but is it really a bombing raid? De Luan / Alamy Stock Photo Operation Chastise, as the Dambusters’ May 1943 bouncing bomb attack on the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe dams was officially called, was a heroic example of precision bombing by …
How elephants raid crops in Kenya’s Masai Mara has changed. Why it matters: African elephant Shutterstock/MOIZ HUSEIN STORYTELLER The Masai Mara ecosystem, in south-western Kenya, is home to an important elephant population of about 2,500 individuals. Elephants need large amounts of space to roam in search of food and water. Because of this, they often …
The Dambusters raid took place 75 years ago – here’s how they made a bomb bounce: Sir Barnes Wallis was a genius engineer who designed a very special bomb during World War II. The idea was that it would bounce across water and destroy German dams along the Ruhr Valley, causing massive flooding and damage …
South Africa in the news: Gigaba denies reported plan to ‘raid’ PIC for R100 billion: A Bloomberg News report that South Africa’s National Treasury is seeking as much as 100 billion rand ($ 7.5 billion) from the government workers’ pension fund to finance struggling state companies is untrue, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said.: “South Africa” …
South Africa in the news: Nigerian man choked to death by South African police during drug raid (photos): A Nigerian man named Tochukwu Nnadi was choked to death by police in South Africa on Thursday December 29th after he was arrested for allegedly selling drugs. According to eyewitnesses, the man, popularly known as King Kingsley, …