Mvume Dandala
- January 5, 2024
- Politician
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Mvume Dandala |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 26, 1951(1951-10-26) |
| Age | 73 |
| Birthplace | Mount Ayliff |
| Country | South Africa |
| Birth City | Eastern Cape |
| Horoscope | Libra |
Mvume Dandala Biography
| Name | Mvume Dandala |
| Birthday | Oct 26 |
| Birth Year | 1951 |
| Place Of Birth | Mount Ayliff |
| Home Town | Eastern Cape |
| Birth Country | South Africa |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Parents | Reverend Killion Dandala |
| Spouse | Phumzile Dandala |
| Children(s) | Hlomla Dandala, Gqibelo Dandala |
Mvume Dandala is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on October 26, 1951 in Mount Ayliff, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Mvume was the fourth child of four, born 26 October 1951. He was the son of Reverend Killion Dandala (named after his great grandfather), a Methodist minister in Dandalaville, South Africa’s Eastern Cape.
He was the Superintendent Minister of North Circuit of Methodist Church in Port Elizabeth from 1983 to 1985. This was the largest Circuit of MCSA at that time. He was involved in reconciliation ministries between warring political factions in Port Elizabeth. He was arrested without being tried in July 1985, when South Africa declared a State of Emergency.
He was superintendent minister of the Central Methodist Mission from 1992 to 1996, during which he convened the Institute for Evangelism both for the Southern African Methodist Churches and later a Pan African Institute for Evangelism for the Methodist churches in Africa held in Nairobi 1994. This culminated in the founding of the Pan African Methodist Leader’s Consultation, which is held bi-annually.
In 1996 Dandala was appointed the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa – the highest office in the church. He was subsequently appointed for two further terms.
He holds a MA in Theology (University of Cambridge). He was ordained a minister of Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA), Empangeni in KwaZulu–Natal, in 1978. This post he held until 1982.
Mvume Dandala Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Politician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Mvume Dandala is one of the richest Politician from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mvume Dandala 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Mvumelwano Mvume Datala, born 26 October 1951 under the name Mvumelwano Umdandalaza, is an ex-presiding bishop of The Methodist Church of Southern Africa. He was also the former head of All Africa Conference of Churches. In 2009, he was the presidential candidate for the COPE.
Phumzile Dandala was married to Dandala in 1973. Hlomla Dandala, a former Isidingo star and one of the first celebrities who came out to support Cope. Gqibelo is his banker daughter. Thobeka, his niece as a lawyer, was a founder member of Cope’s leadership institution.
From 1986 to 1991 he was General Mission Secretary of the MCSA. At the Missions department, Mvume was instrumental in launching the Malihambe Missions, what was at the time a dangerous policy of sending black and white ministers to work in pairs.
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Who is Mvume Dandala Dating?
According to our records, Mvume Dandala married to Phumzile Dandala. As of December 1, 2023, Mvume Dandala’s is not dating anyone.
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On 20 February 2009, he was announced as Cope’s presidential candidate. In June 2010 he resigned from COPE after much in fighting among senior party leaders Mosiuoa Lekota and Mbhazime Shilowa.
Facts & Trivia
Mvume Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Mvume Dandala celebrates birthday on October 26 of every year.
At the Central Methodist Mission in Johannesburg, Mvume’s mediation and conflict resolution skills were in great demand during the preparation for the political transition in the late ‘nineties. He found himself having to be at the forefront of helping to reduce violence in order to create an atmosphere where elections could happen peacefully. This led – in the years directly after the elections – to his playing a critical role in the disarmament of the African National Congress’s (ANC) Self Defence Units and the Inkatha Freedom Party’s (IFP) Self Protection Units in the Eastern Areas of Johannesburg.