{"id":263440,"date":"2025-06-03T10:29:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T08:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/?p=263440"},"modified":"2025-06-03T10:30:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T08:30:26","slug":"live-updates-inquest-into-murders-of-cradock-four-continues-with-site-visits-in-cradock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/live-updates-inquest-into-murders-of-cradock-four-continues-with-site-visits-in-cradock\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: Inquest into murders of Cradock Four continues with site visits in Cradock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-914430ad-9091-4fae-a817-dd1e67ee1e15\">An inquest into the murders 40 years ago of four anti-apartheid activists by a police hit squad in one of the most notorious atrocities of the apartheid era continues in Cradock today with site visits in the town and its surrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Express reporter Shanti Jafta is on the scene and will be reporting live from 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