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Ashwin Desai on Steve Biko, apartheid detention and South Africa’s democratic anxiety

IOL · 14 September 2026 at 11:00

Ashwin Desai on Steve Biko, apartheid detention and South Africa’s democratic anxiety

Reflecting on detention during apartheid and Steve Biko’s enduring influence, Ashwin Desai connects the past to anxieties about corruption, political radicalism and South Africa’s democratic future.

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