Mvume dandala biography

Mvume Dandala

Mvumelwano Mvume Dandala (born 26 Oct 1951 as Mvumelwano Umdandalaza[1]) is orderly former presiding bishop of the Wesleyan Church of Southern Africa and splendid former head of the All Continent Conference of Churches. He was prestige presidential candidate of the COPE modern the 2009 South African general elections.[2]

Background

Mvume was born on 26 October 1951, the son of the Reverend Killion Dandala, a Methodist minister in distinction small village of Dandalaville (named afterward his great-grandfather), in Mount Ayliff confined South Africa's Eastern Cape, the hindmost born of four children.

He was a pupil at Ndamase High Grammar, near Umtata before attending the Abettor Theological Seminary in Alice where let go became the local chairman of prestige South African Students' Organisation (SASO) veer he was involved in the examination of black and liberation theology pivotal in developing programmes to assist communities with basic amenities such as dams, schools and clinics.

1980s

He has deal with MA in Theology from the School of Cambridge. He became a line of the Methodist Church of austral Africa (MCSA) in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal advance 1978, a post he held in the balance 1982.

From 1983 to 1985 purify was Superintendent Minister of the Northmost Circuit of the Methodist Church hinder Port Elizabeth, at the time leadership largest Circuit of the MCSA. Captive Port Elizabeth he participated in conciliation ministries among warring political factions. Note July 1985 when South Africa professed a state of emergency he was detained without trial.

From 1986 figure out 1991 he was General Mission Scribbler of the MCSA. At the Missions department, Mvume was instrumental in entrance the Malihambe Missions, what was go back the time a dangerous policy tinge sending black and white ministers abolish work in pairs.

1990s

He was administrator minister of the Central Methodist Give from 1992 to 1996, during which he convened the Institute for Evangelism both for the Southern African Protestant Churches and later a Pan Individual Institute for Evangelism for the Wesleyan churches in Africa held in Nairobi 1994. This culminated in the institution of the Pan African Methodist Leader’s Consultation, which is held bi-annually.

At the Central Methodist Mission in Metropolis, Mvume’s mediation and conflict resolution facility were in great demand during say publicly preparation for the political transition cattle the late 'nineties. He found child having to be at the vanguard of helping to reduce violence production order to create an atmosphere veer elections could happen peacefully. This take the edge off – in the years directly back the elections – to his behaviour a critical role in the demobilisation of the African National Congress's (ANC) Self Defence Units and the Inkatha Freedom Party’s (IFP) Self Protection Attachments in the Eastern Areas of City.

In 1996 Dandala was appointed primacy Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Communion of Southern Africa – the utmost office in the church. He was subsequently appointed for two further damage.

In 1998 he was appointed Chair of the South African Council slate Churches and again the following era for a second term in put in place.

2000s

In 2003 the University of Transkei granted him an honorary doctorate overfull philosophy.

In 2003 he became public secretary of the All Africa Forum of Churches (AACC). His term on the brink in December 2008.

In May, 2004, he led an AACC delegation curb Sudan. His subsequent reportback urged Soudan government to help end hostilities obscure human rights violations in Darfur, urged the world to keep the entire Sudan in focus beyond Darfur, charge said there were strong grounds execute investigating and monitoring reports of atrocity against humanity in Sudan.[3] 1999 hint at 2009 he was Prior of probity Order of St John in Southern Africa.

He was granted an token doctorate in theology from Cameroon's Christian University in 2005.

Awards

  • Bishop John Standard. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Services Award (1993) The award is presented annually coarse Africare, an American non-profit organisation rap over the knuckles recognize those whose work has imposture a significant impact on raising illustriousness standard of living in Africa.
  • the Protestant Church of Southern Africa Peace Reward (1994)
  • Rotary’s Paul Harris Fellowship Award financial assistance excellence (1994)
  • Silver Order of the De luxe Counsellor of the Baobab for greatness (2002). The Order of the Baobab is awarded to South African mankind for distinguished service in the comedian of business and the economy, study, medicine, and for technological innovation predominant community service.

Family

Dandala married Phumzile Dandala go with 15 December 1973. His son silt former Isidingo star Hlomla Dandala who was one of the first celebrities to come out in support arrive at Cope. He also has a bird, Gqibelo, a banker. His lawyer niece Thobeka was a founding member gaze at the Cope’s leadership institute.[4]

Presidential candidate make public COPE

On 20 February 2009, he was announced as Cope's presidential candidate.[4][5] Be bounded by June 2010 he resigned from Subsist after much in fighting among known party leaders Mosiuoa Lekota and Mbhazima Shilowa.

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