Mlibo Ngewu

[2] He is a close relative of the late dean of Pretoria, provincial trustee and former rector of the College of the Transfiguration, Lubabalo Livingstone Ngewu[3].

Members of his estranged clergy, who refer to themselves as the Concerned Group, have charged him with allegations of authoritarian leadership, which has caused much resentment and embarrassment.

Subsequently, Ngewu was exonerated of the charges by a Provincial task force convened by the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.

Therefore, Ngewu invited the Provincial Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa to intervene and deal with the deep seated and complicated issues of the diocese.

The team, appointed by the Archbishop, was mandated to take immediate action to resolve specific legal and financial issues to offer pastoral care for the people, clergy and the bishop; and to initiate a longer term process of reconciliation - a move widely regarded as futile.

Bishop Mlibo Ngewu before the commencement of the Diocese of Umzimvubu 's diocesan Family Day service in Kokstad in July 2006
Bishop Mlibo Ngewu attempting to extinguish the altar cloth, which had been inadvertently set alight during the Diocese of Umzimvubu 's diocesan Family Day service in Kokstad in July 2006