Gladys Lomafu Pato

Gladys Lomafu Pato
Born	Gladys Lomafu Dlamini 1930 (age 94–95) Near Piggs Peak, Swaziland
Education	University of Swaziland
Notable works	Umtsango (1977)
Spouse	Petrus Phembuvuyo Pato ​ ​ (m. 1957; died 2010)​
Children	4

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

Biography

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]

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]

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]

References

1. "Gladys Lomafu Pato". www.maktabaa.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. 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 30 August 2023.
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.