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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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Was shot dead by named members of the SAP during a funeral procession in Sikhulu Street, Cradock, Cape, on 26 April 1985.
Was shot by members of the SAP in Lingelihle, Cradock, Cape, while returning home from school on 15 May 1986.
Was detained between March 1985 and September 1985 at Pearston police station, Cape, allegedly because of his involvement in public violence during political conflict in the area, following the funeral of the Cradock Four. While in detention, he was tortured by members of the SAP.
An ANC member whose shack was burnt down at Cradock, Cape, on 13 September 1992. Her son, who was also an ANC member, was burnt to death in the incident.
Was shot and killed by members of the SAP, one of whom is named, during political conflict in Cradock, Cape, in November 1978.
Was stabbed and set alight by named perpetrators in Lingelihle, Cradock, Cape, on 6 September 1986 during a strike and stayaway at his workplace. He was allegedly targeted because he did not heed the stayaway call.
An ANC supporter who was shot in his right arm by members of the SAP during a school protest in Lingelihle, Cradock, Cape, in July 1976. In 1987 he was detained without trial for a year in North End prison, Port Elizabeth. He was charged with harbouring an ANC operative and acquitted.
An ANC branch secretary who was arrested by members of the SAP on 1 December 1963 at Cradock, Cape, as part of the clampdown on banned political organisations. He was tortured while in prison on Robben Island, and was released in 1966.
A UDF supporter who was beaten and tortured by suffocation by members of the SAP after he was arrested while on the way to a funeral in Cradock, Cape, in July 1986.
A student activist who was shot dead on 9 November 1977 as he tried to escape after being beaten by a named member of the SAP at the Black Local Authority offices in Cradock, Cape.
... Three police officers and an informer were killed in the attack by fellow police officers to prevent possible revelations about the killing of the Cradock Four. Nine members of the Security Police were refused amnesty (AC/1999/0345). See Motherwell car ...
An ANC supporter who was burnt to death in an arson attack in Cradock, Cape, on 13 September 1992.
Was shot by members of the SAP in Lingelihle, Cradock, Cape, on 30 June 1986. At the time, people were singing freedom songs and police were patrolling the area.
A SAYCO leader who was arrested and interrogated after assisting in organising the Dimbaza Youth Congress in 1985. He was arrested again in Cradock shortly afterwards and detained in St Alban’s prison, Port Elizabeth. He was severely tortured by electric shocks, attempted suffocation and ...
A COSAS member who was interrogated and tortured by beating and having pins stuck into his penis by named members of the SAP in Bedford and Cradock police stations. He was arrested in Lesotho while attempting to join MK in exile on 15 June 1985. He was charged with leaving the country without a ...
A BCM activist was arrested and beaten by members of the SAP after participating in a protest march in Cradock, Cape, in September 1977. On 5 October 1977, she was kicked and beaten by police members who forced her to make a confession in an arson attack. Later that month, she was stripped naked ...
Was charged with public violence after being accused of setting alight a school in Cradock, Cape, on 24 April 1985. He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. On 16 October 1985, he was stabbed to death by named fellow prisoners.
A UDF supporter who was severely tortured on 20 July 1985 in Whittlesea, Ciskei. She was returning to Queenstown from the funeral of Cradock Four when the bus was stopped. Passengers were taken to the police station where they were questioned and assaulted by members of the Ciskei Defence Force ...
Her house and belongings were petrol bombed in Cradock, Cape, during 1991, allegedly because her husband worked for the government.
A UDF supporter who was tortured by named members of the Municipal Police and the Cradock Security Police members while in custody at the BAAB municipal o ffices in Bedford, Cape, on 13 June 1986. He was charged and convicted with the attempted ‘necklacing’ of the girlfriends of ...
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