The nephew of the late Matthew Goniwe, Mbulelo Goniwe, says that the deaths of the Cradock Four left a hole in the community.
Goniwe is the first witness to take the stand at the second sitting of the Cradock Four inquest in Gqeberha.
The inquest seeks to determine whether anyone can be held liable for the deaths of the political activists Fort Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sicelo Mhlauli, and Sparrow Mkhonto, collectively known as the Cradock Four.