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NTOMBIZODWA DUBE
known as Zodwa, was born and bred in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Attended Inkonjane junior school in Meadowlands, then proceeded to Daliwonga senior secondary school in Dube.
In 1976 during Soweto student uprising, she was a member of the Soweto Student Representative Council (SSRC), which led the protest against compulsory use of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in Black schools.
In late 19 70's to early 1980's she joined the Congress of South African Students ( COSAS) in the struggle against Apartheid. With determination and defiance she remained in Soweto while some of her relatives, friends and colleagues went into exile. Others were arrested, and shot dead by the South African Defence Force (SADF) during peaceful protest and gatherings.
1982-1986 She obtained a Diploma in General nursing at the Baragwaneth College of Nursing.
During her training she joined the Health Workers Association ( HWA) and took part in underground structures with Soweto students helping gunshot victims admitted at Baragwaneth Hospital. Giving them emergency treatment, hiding them and their identity, from police and press.
Other Qualifications and experience:
1987 -1988 obtained a Diploma in Midwifery, and worked at the Bragwanath hospital Maternity Unit till 1990.
1991-1992 Obtained Diploma in Intensive care nursing. Continued working as sister at Baragwanath hospital ICU.
1994 promoted to senior sister.
1995-1996 obtained Diploma in Community care at Randse Afrikaans University (RAU)
1995 -1996 Nurses were offered redundancy during the amalgamation of health service structures which were divided according to racial groupings during the apartheid era.
1997 Left South Africa for United Kingdom for a job, better salary, and conditions of service.
It was also a token of my new found freedom from apartheid, to see the world for the first time.
1997-late 1998 worked in Cardio-thoracic Intensive Care Unit at The University of Queen Elizabeth Hospitals, Birmingham NHS Trust.
Late 1998-to date moved to the Cardio-thoracic ICU at St Anthony’s Hospital, Surrey, where she is working as a senior Sister since 2002.
She also holds positions of Advanced Life Support Provider, and Teaching and Assessing in Clinical practice.
In 2001 together with a group of concerned South African nurses, came together to discuss accounts of their experiences in the U.K, culture shock, work place experiences, need for support, and challenges facing health services back home.
She was one of the founder members of ASANUK.
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