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Nomonde Calata has said many times that she is proud of her son. But when she said it on 15 July 2021, it had a particular resonance for Lukhanyo Calata.
On that day, the mother and son signed affidavits to finalise a case compelling the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to conclude its investigation into the abductions and death in June 1985 of Fort Calata their husband and father along with activists Matthew Goniwe, Sicelo Mhlauli and Sparrow Mkonto, who became known as the Cradock Four.
Twenty seven years into South African Democracy we need to find answers to some hard questions.
Did the negotiations that lead to the new South Africa include an agreement that some of the masterminds of murder would be immune from prosecution?
Have these men refused to confess their deed and shame in the certain knowledge that they will not be punished for their crimes? Will the families of Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkonto and Sicelo Mhlauli as well as many others ever know for certain who authorised the murders of their loved ones?
Permanent Removal by Judge Chris Nicholson is the fascinating story of the search for the people ultimately responsible for the deaths of the Craddock Four. Based on factual documentation and court records, it recounts the investigations and political intrigue around the murders. And it demonstrates how this notorious case, more than any other, exposed the inner workings of the apartheid governments State Security Council.
