Gladys Lomafu Pato

Gladys Lomafu Pato (born 1930) is a Swazi short story writer, teacher and lecturer.[1]

Early life

She was born Gladys Lomafu Dlamini, near to the town of Piggs Peak in Swaziland in 1930.[2] She was the daughter of a well-known chief who had many cattle and many wives, and was one of the richest Swazis in the land.[2] Her mother was his eighth wife.[2]

Personal life

On 1 January 1957, she married Petrus Phembuvuyo Pato (1929-2010), who was a Christian pastor like his father, and they had three sons together, and adopted a daughter.[2]

Career

She was studying at Bible College when she met her future husband, and they ran various ministries throughout Swaziland.[2] She became a qualified teacher, and in 1980, earned her bachelor's degree in education from the University of Swaziland.[2] She then worked at William Pitcher Teachers College for eight years as a lecturer, and later taught in a private school in Lilongwe, Malawi, as her husband was the academic dean of Lilongwe Nazarene Bible College there.[2]

Her publications include Umtsango, a 117-page volume of short stories, published by Swaziland Academic Services in 1977.[3]

Publications
  • Umtsango (Swaziland Academic Services, 1977)[4][3]
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References
  1. "Maktaba". www.maktabaa.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. Dayhoff, Paul S. "Pato, Petrus Phembuvuyo and Gladys Lomafu". Dictionary of African Christian Biography. Center for Global Christianity and Mission. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. Pato, Gladys Lomafu (5 November 1977). "Umtsango". Swaziland Academic Services. Retrieved 5 November 2017 – via Google Books.
  4. "OCLC Classify -- an Experimental Classification Service". classify.oclc.org. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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