South Africa Steve Biko

Cape Town, South Africa – On an August evening in 1977, 30‑year‑old Steve Biko was on his way back from an aborted secret meeting with an anti-apartheid activist in Cape Town, taking the 12‑hour drive ...

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CBS News: 48 years after Steve Biko died in police custody, South Africa to reopen probe into anti-Apartheid icon's death

Johannesburg — South African activist and anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko died almost five decades ago at the age of 30 in police custody. Family members and others who saw his body that day said he ...

48 years after Steve Biko died in police custody, South Africa to reopen probe into anti-Apartheid icon's death

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AOL: South Africa to open new inquest into the 1977 death in custody of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa will open a new inquest into the 1977 death in police custody of iconic anti-apartheid figure Steve Biko, state prosecutors said Wednesday. The inquest will be ...

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South Africa to open new inquest into the 1977 death in custody of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko

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MSN: South Africa launches new inquest into activist Steve Biko's 1977 death

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 ...

Bloomberg L.P.: South Africa Reopens Probe Into 1977 Killing of Steve Biko

South African prosecutors will reopen an inquest into the 1977 killing of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, whose death after alleged torture by the apartheid authorities drew worldwide condemnation ...