Richard Mlokothwa Masemola was an

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in the second half of the 20th century. He was born on 17 February 1921 in KwaZulu Natal or Zululand as it was then known. Masemola was the fourth-born of eleven children born to Molatudi Frank and Rhoda Mphangose Masemola. Masemola was educated at Marrianhill, St. Peter's College, Rosettenville as well as UNISA. He was

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in 1961. At first he served in Hilton at a small church. Later he served at St Martin's Anglican Church in Edendale, a suburb of Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu Natal, eventually becoming an Arch Deacon.Khanya
/ref> Father Masemola met and married teacher Emelda Themba Ngubane (b. 1927). They had five children; four sons and a daughter. They eventually settled in Caluza, a semi-rural suburb of Pietermaritzburg. Father Masemola passed away at Edendale hospital on 20 November 1981. He left behind his wife Emelda Themba, four sons - Wiseman, Thamsanqa, Sibusiso and Thabo - a daughter Millicent, two daughters-in-law and six grandchildren.

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Archdeacons of Maritzburg 20th-century South African Anglican priests People educated at St Peter’s College, Rosettenville {{UK-Christian-clergy-stub