Mthatha nurse stepped up at height of fears around pandemic By Sivenathi Gosa - 23 April 2021 Local hero nominee Lindelwa Ngumbela. The well-loved nurse runs a baby wellness clinic in Mthatha which specialises in immunisations and monitoring the growth of the infants. Image: SUPPLIED Babies come first for Mthatha nursing sister Lindelwa Ngumbela, 40. A nurse of 11 years, she has lived by her pledge to put her patients' lives first. But when Covid-19 struck, Ngumbela, who runs a baby wellness clinic in Mthatha which specialises in immunisations and monitoring the growth of the infants, realised she had to spread her skills and offer her time to try to fend off the deadly pandemic.