A BRIEF PROFILE OF REV. MAKWENA ALFRED MALETE
MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED
NATIONALITY: SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZEN
LANGUAGES: SPEAK, READ & WRITE ENGLISH, AFRIKAANS AND NORTHERN SOTHO. SPEAK AND READ XHOSA, ZULU AND OTHER SOTHO LANGUAGES. SPEAKS TSONGA. UNDERSTANDS SWAZI, VENDA AND NDEBELE.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS:
DIPLOMA IN POLICE ADMINISTRATION: UNIVERSITY OF THE NORTH ( 1986 )
B.A ( CRIMINAL JUSTICE ) UNIVERSITY OF VENDA ( 1995 )
CERTIFICATE IN THEOLOGY: THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION BY EXTENSION COLLEGE, JOHANNESBURG ( 1990 )
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
JOINED THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE: OCTOBER 1961
HIGHER POSITIONS HELD:
HEAD OF DETECTIVE SERVICES : 1980 ( LEBOWA )
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER: ( BRIGADIER ) 1992
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER : ( MAJOR GENERAL ) 1993
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE: ( Lieutenant-GENERAL, LEBOWA ) 1994
PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER: SAPS EASTERN TRANSVAAL ( NOW MPUMALANGA ) 1995
PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER: SAPS NORTHERN PROVINCE ( NOW LIMPOPO ) 1998
RETIREMENT: OCTOBER 1999
SPIRITUAL LIFE
COUNCILOR AND CHURCHWARDEN FOR 27 YEARS SINCE 1977, MAINLY AT ST. BEDES CHAPELRY, DIOCESE OF PRETORIA AND ST MATTHEWS, DIOCESE OF ST. MARK THE EVANGELIST.
LICENSED AS LAYMINISTER IN 1987-2005
ORDAINED AS DEACON AT CHRIST CHURCH: JANUARY 2005 ( COMMUNITY DEACON )
ORDAINED AS PRIEST AT CHRIST CHURCH: 2006 ( COMMUNITY PRIEST )
APPOINTED ARCHDEACON OF CENTRAL ARCHDEACONRY: 2006
RETIRED: JUNE 2009
OBTAINED PERMISSION TO OFFICIATE AS RETIRED PRIEST AT CHRIST CHURCH TO DATE
OTHER SERVICES IN THE CHURCH
IN 2004, STARTED WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE BISHOP IN THE FOLLOWING CAPACITIES:
- 1. TRAINING COUNCILORS IN PARISHES ON ADMINISTRATION, HEADING THE DIOCESAN LEADERSHIP TEAM
- 2. HEADED COMMISSIONS TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS,
- 3. MANAGING MANCHE MASEMOLA PILGRIMAGE
- 4. MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS COMPONENT
- 5. COORDINATING CLERGY AFFAIRS
- 6. CONDUCTED PASTORAL CARE TO LAPSED MEMBERS AND THOSE WHO ARE IN ARREARS WITH THEIR PLEDGES.
IN THE COMMUNITY
CURRENTLY CHAIRMAN OF THE ELDERLY CARE FUND FOR RETIRED POLICE OFFICIALS IN THE LIMPOPO PROVINCE UNDER THE NATIONAL OFFICE IN PRETORIA