On 30 January 1981, the apartheid South African Defence Force (SADF) raided safe houses used by the African National Congress (ANC) in Matola. Twelve members of the ANC military wing, uMkhonto weSizwe and one Mozambican national were killed instantly.

Macaneta Beach has many resorts and is situated on the Macaneta Peninsula just 30 km's from Maputo, Mozambique. The perfect beach holiday destination to escape the busy city for some tranquility, sun, sand and sea

The Interpretive Centre is orientated East\ West. The raid is associated with the sunset to the west and the later emergence of a free South Africa symbolically represented by the sunrise to the east.