Who is Biko in South Africa?

Bantu Stephen Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known as the Black Consciousness Movement during the late 1960s and 1970s.

What is the meaning of Beko?

Beko (sometimes stylized as beko) is a Turkish major appliance and consumer electronics brand of Arçelik A. Ş. controlled by Koç Holding.

What does Aikona mean in English?

never
Aikona, pronounced ay-koh-nah Borrowed from Southern African mining pidgin (and derived from Zulu and Xhosa words meaning the same thing), aikona is widely used to express shock or disbelief. Directly translated, it also means “never”, “not on your life”, or simply an emphatic “no”.

Where and when Steve Biko was born?

Bantu Stephen Biko
Steve Biko/Full name

What happened to Biko?

On August 18, 1977, he and a fellow activist were seized at a roadblock and jailed in Port Elizabeth. Biko was found naked and shackled outside a hospital in Pretoria, 740 miles (1,190 km) away, on September 11 and died the next day of a massive brain hemorrhage.

Is Beko a name?

Beko /bɛkoʊ/ (stylized as beko) is a Turkish major appliance and consumer electronics brand of Arçelik A. Ş. controlled by Koç Holding….Beko.

Type Anonim Şirket
Key people Vehbi Koç (Founder)

What does bathong mean in South Africa?

It is a word used to express surprise, disbelief or dissatisfaction. ‘Bathong!

What does Aye mean in South Africa?

Technically it means “Yes, no”. The phrase is used to express agreement or confirmation with someone or something. Jislaaik [yis-like] This is said when trying to express shock. Jol [jorl]

Who killed Biko?

In early 1997, four former police officers, including Police Colonel Gideon Nieuwoudt, appeared before the commission and admitted to killing Stephen Biko two decades earlier.

Who is Steve Biko wife?

Ntsiki Mashalabam. 1970–1977
Steve Biko/Wife

How Biko was murdered?

While in police custody in Port Elizabeth, Biko was brutally beaten and then driven 700 miles to Pretoria, where he was thrown into a cell. In early 1997, four former police officers, including Police Colonel Gideon Nieuwoudt, appeared before the commission and admitted to killing Stephen Biko two decades earlier.