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Cradock Four

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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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A UDF supporter who was shot in the head by named members of the SAP on 26 July 1986 in Cradock, Cape. He was kept under police guard in hospital and tortured in detention two days later.
Was shot by members of the SAP in Lingelihle, Cradock, Cape, while returning home from school on 15 May 1986.
He had his house petrol-bombed by a group of youths in October 1977 in Cradock, Cape, allegedly because his brother was accused of being a collaborator in the area.
A COSAS member who was severely tortured, beaten and suffocated by members of the SAP in 1985 in Cradock, Cape.
Was shot dead by named members of the SAP in Cradock, Cape, on 13 April 1986 while he was participating in a funeral procession.
Was shot dead by named members of the SAP in Cradock, Cape, on 24 May 1980.
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 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 CRADORA member who was stabbed to death by members of the SAP during protests in Lingelihle, Cradock, Cape, on 16 July 1986.
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 ...
He had his business premises destroyed in a bombing attack by members of the AWB in Hofmeyr, Cradock, Cape, on 14 August 1993. One perpetrator was granted amnesty (AC/1998/0029).
Was shot and killed by members of the SAP, one of whom is named, during political conflict in Cradock, Cape, in November 1978.
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 Municipal ...
Her house and belongings were petrol bombed in Cradock, Cape, during 1991, allegedly because her husband worked for the government.
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.
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 burnt to death in an arson attack in Cradock, Cape, on 13 September 1992.
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 ...
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.
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.
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