Mathew Mzingaye Biko
Deceased · Birth year not asserted · Died 1950
Name spelling follows the Foundation exhibit.
South Africa · Public historical reference
Biko family
Steve Biko and his parents Mathew Mzingaye and Alice Nokuzola.
Partial deceased parent branch. Siblings, partners and descendants are omitted. Unknown birth dates remain unset. These records do not establish any visitor’s ancestry. Evidence reviewed: 2026-10-08.
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People & record evidence
Alice Nokuzola Biko
Deceased · Birth year not asserted · Died 1995
Stephen Bantu (Steve) Biko
Deceased · Birth year not asserted · Died 1977
Relationships & evidence
Mathew Mzingaye Biko → Stephen Bantu (Steve) Biko · Parent / child
The Foundation identifies Mathew Mzingaye as Biko’s father.
Alice Nokuzola Biko → Stephen Bantu (Steve) Biko · Parent / child
The Foundation identifies Alice Nokuzola as Biko’s mother.
Source register
- Steve Biko: The Early Years
Steve Biko Foundation · Opening family account
- Speech at the funeral of Nokuzola Biko
Nelson Mandela / ANC, archived by Polity · 25 November 1995; deaths of Alice and Steve