Ex-Apartheid Officers Convicted in 1987 Activist Murder

A South African court has convicted two former police officers for a murder committed during the apartheid era. They were found guilty of killing student activist Caiphus Nyoka in 1987. The verdict comes nearly four decades after the crime. It signals a renewed effort to address unresolved crimes from the country's past. Apartheid was the system of white-minority rule that ended in 1994. Its security forces were accused of many human rights violations. This case demonstrates the ongoing legal pursuit of justice for apartheid-era crimes. Such prosecutions rely on evidence that can still support charges after many years.