Today marks 40 years since South African anti-Apartheid activist Steve Biko lost his life after being badly beaten by local police Biko was a fearless and influential voice for South African youth in ...

Sept. 12 (UPI) --The South African government is opening an inquest of the death of South African activist Steve Biko in 1977. Friday is the 48th anniversary of Biko's death in police custody at age ...

Dr. Mamphela Ramphele reflects on Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko, leadership, human flourishing, and why self-liberation is the ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa— "September '77, Port Elizabeth weather fine. It was business as usual, in police room 619," go the opening lines of singer Peter Gabriel's famous anti-apartheid anthem from ...

Two ex cops accused of killing South African anti apartheid hero Steve Biko will today controversially demand government money to protest their innocence. The two elderly men want legal aid as the ...

On September 12, 1977, Stephen Bantu Biko, leader of the Black Consciousness Movement, died in police custody. He is a world famous symbol of not just resistance but Black resistance against ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African leaders on Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the death of Steve Biko, the anti-apartheid activist and black consciousness leader who died in police custody after ...

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Murals on Steve Biko Street in Gqeberha celebrate local icons and heritage, inviting residents to reconnect with their city’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 1977 file photo shows Black Consciousness Movement founder Steve Biko. A new inquiry has begun in South Africa to find the truth ...