James Mata Dwane

At the mere age of 19, he decided to start a school in a nearby village and enrolled 60 learners whom he taught all he had learned.

[2] In an effort to advance his education vision he joined John Tengo Jabavu in a local newspaper in King William's Town as Co-editor for Imvo Zabantsundu (Black Opinion).

His studies completed, he began his work as a probationer minister by assisting the Rev'd Robert Lamplough at the Ann Shaw church, Middeldrift.

Dwane was re-ordained (as bishop) and sent back as General Superintendent (GS) of the South African AMEC.

In August 1900 a service was held in Grahamstown Cathedral at which Dwane was formally accepted into the fellowship of the Anglican Church.

[3] After making the necessary vows he was admitted as the Provincial superior of the Order of Ethiopia, but he was not consecrated as a bishop.

In 1902 fifty-three candidates from Queenstown were confirmed and twelve men were licensed as catechists but not as priests.

[7] The Anglican Church of Southern Africa commemorates Dwane in its Calendar of saints on the 9th day of February each year.