On Friday, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola announced that he had directed the Eastern Cape judge president to appoint a presiding officer to look into the circumstances surrounding the 1985 deaths of Matthew Goniwe, Sparrow Mkonto, Fort Calata and Sicelo Mhlauli.
Matthew Goniwe, Sparrow Mkonto, Fort Calata and Sicelo Mhlauli were abducted and killed in 1985 while on their way home to Cradock in the Eastern Cape and while there have been two inquests into their deaths, both processes have failed to identify their killers.
Lamola orders third inquest into murders of Cradock Four iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Cradock Four: Lamola reopens inquest into the deaths of anti-apartheid activists news24.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news24.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The families of the slain anti-apartheid activists known as the Cradock Four are forging ahead with a class-action lawsuit to sue the state for delaying the prosecution of those responsible for their deaths.