Former Education Deputy Minister to testify in Cradock 4 inquest


The second sitting of the third inquest into the deaths of the Cradock Four is expected to continue in the Gqeberha Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape on Monday.

Anti-apartheid activists Fort Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sparrow Mkonto and Sicelo Mhlauli were killed on the road from Gqeberha to Cradock in June 1985.

The inquest is seeking to determine if anyone can be held liable for the deaths of the Cradock Four.

Last week, witnesses, including the Deputy Defence Minister Bantu Holomisa, testified about the apartheid government’s alleged instruction to permanently remove Calata and Goniwe from society.

The former Education Deputy Minister, Sam de Beer, is expected to take the stand on Monday.

VIDEO | Cradock four inquest proceedings on 15 October: