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Bittersweet return to Robben Island
Mail Guardian South Africa 12 Dec 2025
The overarching vision behind this transformation belongs to Dr Saths Cooper—Black Consciousness stalwart, Steve Biko’s lieutenant, former Robben Island prisoner, and now the chairperson of the Robben Island Museum Council ... Photos. Marlan Padayachee.
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WATCH: Biko Star's mesmerising performance of ‘There’s Music in the Air’ at Gregory Porter's concert
Independent online (SA) 25 Nov 2025
Teen singer Biko Star, born Biko Nhlangothi and a member of the band Biko’s Manna, captivated audiences with her cover of “There’s Music in the Air” at one of Gregory Porter’s sold-out shows in Johannesburg over the weekend.
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Biko inquest postponed as former apartheid-era cops seek legal funding
Business Day 13 Nov 2025
Biko died in 1977 after he was tortured by members of the notorious Special Branch .
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Biko inquest adjourned for decision on legal funding for former policemen
Sowetan Live 12 Nov 2025
Biko died on September 12 1977 after he was tortured by members of the apartheid regime’s notorious Special Branch, who were never prosecuted because they were cleared by a whitewash inquest.
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Will South Africa’s Biko inquest finally yield justice for struggle icon?
Al Jazeera 12 Nov 2025
“There is no such thing as joy in dealing with the case of murder,” Nkosinathi Biko, Biko’s eldest son, who was six at the time of his father’s death, told Al Jazeera ... Nevertheless, Biko’s stature did ...
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Steve Biko inquest re-opens as two ex-cops demand legal aid to protest their innocence
The Mirror 11 Nov 2025
Two former Special Branch officers have asked for public money to pay for legal fees as an inquest opens again 48 years after the death of anti-apartheid icon Steve Biko ... .
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Extending the Cultural Boycott of Apartheid South Africa to Israel
Dissident Voice 24 Oct 2025
The Black Consciousness Movement was started under the leadership of Steve Biko (whose life and murder by the Pretoria regime was the basis for the film “Cry Freedom”) and was the first ...
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Gauteng Health Dept denies chaos at Steve Biko Hospital following power shutdown
Eye Witness News 02 Oct 2025
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South Africa reopens Steve Biko death investigation
CBS News 23 Sep 2025
South African authorities have reopened the inquest into the death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko. Debora Patta reports ... .
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