News24 | Cradock Four Inquest: Brutal Murders Were ‘Calculated and Premeditated’, Court Told

South Africa: Inquest into Apartheid-Era Murder of Cradock Four Activists Reopens After Nearly Four Decades

Cape Town -- A high court inquest into the murders of four prominent anti-apartheid activists has been reopened in South Africa, marking a significant development in one of the most notorious crimes of the apartheid era.

Inquest into apartheid-era deaths of Cradock Four reopened

An inquest into the deaths of the anti-apartheid activists known as the 'Cradock Four' has been reopened — almost 40 years after they were murdered.

Cradock Four inquest resumes after nearly 40 years of silence

South Africa reopens inquiry into police murders of 4 apartheid-era activists

Three teachers and a railway worker were abducted and killed while returning home from a 1985 political meeting, but no one has been brought to justice.

News24 | Cradock Four inquest: Brutal murders were ‘calculated and premeditated’, court told

The murder of the Cradock Four by the apartheid regime’s security forces was calculated and premeditated, the inquest into the deaths of the anti-apartheid activists heard on the first day of its reopening on Monday.