43 years have passed since the passing of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. He remains in South Africa’s memory for his ideas and activism.

He is also remembered for his Black Consciousness Movement and the fight against the old South African government. The struggle icon’s memory lives on and many look back on his fight against inequalityOn 12 September 1977, South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko died after being in police custody. He died alone at a prison cell in Pretoria. According to an autopsy, he had sustained extensive brain injuries which caused his death after he had been beaten by police officers. Today, on the 43rd anniversary of his death, the world remembers the struggle icon and what he stood for. Biko was a strong activist for the Black Consciousness movement and his ideas still remain strong in the minds of the people from his place of birth. Biko was born in Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, and grew up in Ginsberg in the same province. He went on to start studying medicine at university and became involved in student politics. This eventually led to him actively becoming an anti-apartheid activist. The Cabinet has approved the extension of the national State of Disaster to 15 October after first implementing it in March. BusinessTech reports that the extension has yet to be gazetted by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. A statement issued on the matter commented that the decline in new Covid-19 cases was noted and welcome: “Cabinet welcomes the drop in the number of new confirmed Covid-19 cases over the past few weeks and the improved recovery rate that has increased to 87%.”