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Cradock Four

Explanation
Four Eastern Cape UDF activists were abducted and assassinated by members of the security police on 27 June 1985 as they drove back to Cradock from a meeting in Port Elizabeth. The four were Matthew Goniwe, Sparrow Mkonto and Fort Calata from Cradock, and Sicelo Mhlauli from Oudtshoorn. Before their deaths, all had been frequently detained, tortured and harassed by the police. Their deaths sparked a national outcry and resulted in street protests in many regions across the country.

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Sakkie van Zyl was not able to tell the Committee in what order the Cradock Four had been killed or why the bodies and the car were set alight in four different locations. But he did explain why he thought his actions had a purpose.
The Special Report team moves to Cradock this coming week for Human Rights Violations hearings and to Pietermaritzburg where killers in the ANC IFP conflict will ask for amnesty. Please join us next Sunday evening at eight for a full background report. Good night.
... // ‘Ribeiro Assassinations NO PROSECUTION’ // This is particularly so in the many many cases where Security Forces were the suspects. // ‘Cradock 4 Assassination NO PROSECUTION’ // The men responsible for deciding whether perpetrators would be prosecuted were the Attorney-Generals. ...
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