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Interview with Mr. Nkosinethi Kenneth Zandzi
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General Topic of Interview: Zanempilo Health Clinic and Steve Biko
Dates: 12 August, 2008
Location: Zinyoka Location, King William’s Town, South Africa
Narrator: Mr. Nkosinethi Kenneth Zandzi
Interviewer: Vuyokazi Duna
Transcriber: Unknown
Biographical Information:
Mr. Nkosinethi Kenneth Zandzi was born in 1955. He lives in the Zinyoka Location where he is involved with the Anglican Church. His involvement with the church brought him into contact with the Zanempilo Health Clinic.
Interview Information:
Mr. Zandzi details the founding of the Zanempilo Health Clinic. The clinic was made possible by an agreement between Steve Biko and the Anglican church. Because Zanempilo was funded by and under the control of the church, the apartheid government was unable to exert as much influence over it as they wanted. They ruptured the church’s control when they murdered Steve Biko, effectively ending the agreement and forcing the church from the premises. At the founding of the clinic, certain local leaders in Zinyoka did not like the idea of the clinic because of the politics it involved. Other community members did not want Zanempilo to have access to their limited water supply. In addition to the health clinic, Mr. Zandzi discusses certain aspects of the pass laws, the plight of modern South African youth, and his involvement in the Anglican church.