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]
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]