The scenes – the resultant mayhem and police firing at soldiers – would make responsible citizens to be very afraid and exclaim: “Oh, beloved country, what would Steve Biko have said about all those developments?” Economic growth Having been willing to give everything for the ideal of a democratic society, Steve Biko would have observed the progress of the country since democracy was introduced in 1994 with the greatest interest.
In fact, he would have done more than that: he would certainly have been leading rather than observing, shaping events rather than being shaped by them.