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Thousands of mourners attended the funeral of Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) leader Steve Biko on September 25, 1977, in King William’s Town. Biko was murdered by the apartheid regime’s security police. From his formative years as a founding intellectual of the BCM alongside his close friend Biko, Barney Pityana has consistently pushed the limits of the status quo, says the writer.
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Steve Biko's leadership: Barney Pityana's warning to a drifting nation

Nearly 50 years after Steve Biko’s murder, Barney Pityana’s voice — forged in struggle, scholarship and conscience — remains a stark reminder of the leadership South Africa has…

  • Edwin Naidu
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