‘We are getting older, we are not getting younger, the perpetrators are dying’
Why are they hiding the truth from us?
The question lingered for a distraught Nomonde Calata, the widow of the late anti-apartheid martyr Fort Calata after being dealt a heavy blow in the Gqeberha High Court yesterday where the inquest into the murders of the Cradock Four was postponed for almost another year.
It is set only to be heard in June next year, which will also be the month marking the 40th anniversary of their death.
The families of Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sicelo Mhlauli, and Sparrow Mkonto also expressed disappointment that the truth and justice had been delayed for them for so many years.
Initially, over 49 people had been identified as having some direct interest…
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Cape Times (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2024-09-03