Dr Zondo from etv’s Durban Gen is a cattle ranchers, she boasts a herd of over 150 cattle. She is also into crop farming which she plants to supplement her cattle feeds. Actress Fanele Ntuli is famous for playing the role of intern Dr Thandekile Zondo on Etv telenovela Durban Gen. She is a career driven young woman to be the best doctor. Doctor Zondo has little or no time for the petty drama that goes on in hospital.

She tries to outshine every intern in the hospital by working hard to land the most complicated surgeries and medical cases. The first season of Durban Gen sees her trying to pursue a love relationship with a surgeon, Dr Mthembu, the role played by Cedric Fourie who entered Durban Gen as a patient after he suffered an accident. Romantic sparks started flying between them while he was covered with bandages from head to toe.

Dr Mthembu recovers, he pursues Dr Zondo romantically, but after going on a date, she realises that she is not interested in the handsome surgeon. She was indeed interested in Dr Ngcobo, a fellow intern and a person she thought she hated the most and was competing against. The two started sneaking around and hiding their chemistry from friends and continue acting like they immensely dislike each other.

They come out of their housemate and friend, Dr Mthethwa, but their relationship ended when Dr Ngcobo left the hospital and relocated. Fanele is a chilled mother of one 3 year old boy and a focused farmer by profession in real life. When she is not busy shooting for Durban Gen scenes, she will be active at her farm in her rural home in KwaZulu Natal’s Chibili area.