Cradock Four

The Cradock Four were a group of four anti-apartheid activists who were abducted and murdered by the South African Police in June 1985, named as such as all four were from the town of Cradock, South Africa. The South African apartheid government denied that they had ordered the killings, but a document leaked to the press years later resulted in the removal of several police officers. At the second inquest, a judge ruled that the "security forces" were responsible, but named no one individual.

On 27 June 1985, Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and Sicelo Mhlauli, were detained by the police outside Gqeberha.