Rev. Frank Chikane
AFM International
Frank Chikane is currently a Pastor of the Apostolic Faith Mission of SA (AFM) in Naledi, Soweto, and International President of his Church, the AFM International, which has a presence in more than 35 countries found in the 6 continents of the world. He is the Moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA); serves in a number of Boards, including Kagiso Trust, Kagiso Capital, and Sci-Bono Discovery Centre. He is the Visiting Adjunct Professor at the Graduate School of Public & Development Management (P&DM) at the University of the Witwatersrand and serves as part of the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) Advisory Committee on Peace on the African continent.
He is a former member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC); Deputy President of the United Democratic Front (UDF); Deputy President of the Soweto Civic Association (SCA); a Commissioner of the first Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) which was responsible for the 1994 democratic elections; Director-General in the Presidency during the Presidencies of Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe, a Deputy Secretary of Cabinet during the Presidency of Nelson Mandela, and Secretary of the Cabinet during Mbeki’s and Motlhanthe’s Presidencies.
He was involved in the development and promotion of the African Renaissance vision which gave birth to the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), under the leadership of President Thabo Mbeki. He also participated in conflict resolution processes in South Africa (during the transition period), in Lesotho, the DRC, Zimbabwe, and partly in Burundi and Cote d’Ivoire.
He has published three books: No Life of My Own (revised, 2012); Eight Days in September (2012), and The Things That Could Not be Said (2013). He also has a number of articles in various books and journals. He holds two Masters Degrees in Religious Studies (University of Natal), and Public Administration (Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) and two Honorary Doctorates with the Groningen University (Netherlands), and Oberlin College (Ohio, USA).