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Interview with Mrs. Thenjiwe Evelyn Nondalana
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General Topic of Interview: Steve Biko, the Black Consciousness Movement
Dates: 12 August, 2008
Location: King William’s Town, South Africa
Narrator: Mrs. Thenjiwe Evelyn Nondalana
Interviewer: Vuyokazi Duna
Transcriber: Unknown
Biographical Information:
Ms. Nondalana is originally from Johannesburg. She was one of the first people employed at the Zanempilo Health Clinic and worked there from 1975 until 2007. While working at Zanempilo, she got to know Steve Biko and greatly admires him.
Interview Information:
Ms. Nondalana details the founding of the Zanempilo Health Clinic in Zinyoka Location. She discusses the role of Steve Biko both at Zanempilo and in the wider context of the Black Consciousness Movement. From her first hand perspective, she tells of the struggle for Zanempilo to stand against the apartheid regime while at the same time attempting to meet medical demands in Zinyoka. She talks about police raids in general and at Zanempilo, and discusses Steve Biko’s funeral.