Helen Zille is a South African journalist, activist, and politician. As a journalist for the Rand Daily Mail from 1974 to 1982, she covered politics and became known as a critic of apartheid. During this time, Zille investigated the 1977 death of Black Consciousness Movement leader Steve Biko, who died in police custody. She revealed evidence that Biko had suffered brain damage and was likely beaten to death, contradicting the government’s claim that he died from natural causes following a hunger strike.
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