Political interference in the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) meant that many cases involving the deaths of anti-apartheid activists didn’t “see the light of day” for many years. This included the murder of Dr Neil Aggett at the hands of police officials in 1982.
The Hawks in the Eastern Cape have confirmed that businessman, Hilton Wicks, 24, who was allegedly kidnapped on Friday near his home in Nqanqarhu (formerly Maclear), was released in the early hours of Monday.