Staff Faculty: Social Sciences

Mrs ‘Matsoanelo Malefane holds Diploma in Secretarial and Administrative Studies from the Career Development and Training Institute. She joined the National University of Lesotho in 1999. She has served been in various departments of NUL before joining PAS in 2012. She is in charge of the day to day running of the department.

Mr. Mahao teaches Basic Concepts in Politics and Political Economy of Lesotho. His area of interest is in the field of international relations particularly on the determinants of policy formulation and application. He also lectured students in public policy. He has worked at Lesotho Institute of Public Administration and Management (LIPAM) under the Ministry of Public Service both as a consultant in Strategic plan and as a trainer for public servants. Mahao has worked with several local and international organizations against drug abuse.

Ms. Rakolobe is a lecturer in the Political and Administrative Studies (PAS) department at N.U.L. She teaches Public Administration courses such as Organisational Theory and Behaviour, Management of Public Finance and Management of Public Enterprises. She is currently doing a PhD in Public Administration with the University of Botswana focusing on Women in Politics at the Local Government Level. She has provided professional service to Transformation Resource Centre (TRC). She has, on several occasions made media commentaries on the Lesotho Public Service. She worked in the Public Service as a Senior Consultant for the Lesotho Institute of Public Administration (LIPAM) before joining N.U.L.

Mr. Thabang Mofana is a lecturer of Public Administration in the department of Political and Administrative Studies. He teaches Organisation Theory and development courses. He has experience teaching variety of subjects in public administration, business administration and political science at tertiary institutes in Lesotho; notably as part-time lecturer at Lesotho Institute of Public Administration (LIPAM). His research interests are in peacebuilding, gender and leadership, public service delivery and public finance. Has done some research work as researcher and research assistant with local and international organisations like Gender Links, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International-IDEA). His teaching philosophy is that education ought to create resilient learners with improved self-esteem and ability to interpret information, form opinions and innovate.

Mr. Mohlomi Mahlelebe holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science from the National University of Lesotho (NUL) (2013), and a BA in Political Science and Public Administration from NUL (2010). He was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies (PAS) in January 2016, whereby he is engaged in teaching of various courses in the department and supervising student’s research projects. He teaches International Political Economy, International Relations, and Introduction to Political Science He is currently a member of the Faculty of Social Sciences Executive whereby he serves as a second year tutor since February 2019. He has also served the faculty as the chairperson of the Admissions sub-committee in 2018. He has been engaged in a number of consultancy works with both international and local institutions, which include; Transformation Resource Centre (TRC), Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP), & International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International-IDEA).

Moliehi Motseki-Mokhothu received her BA degree from the National University of Lesotho in Political Science and Public Administration and her MA in Development Administration from the University of Manchester (UK). She is a lecturer at the National University of Lesotho in the Department of Politics and Administrative Studies lecturing in the following subjects; Introduction to Public Administration, Introduction to Political Science, Rural Development, Local Government and the Management of Human Resources. She is also a part-time lecturer at the Institute of Extra Mural Studies which it the outreach of the National University of Lesotho, she lectures in Principles of Management, Operations and Production Management and Human Resources of Management. She has written few articles for conference presentations, and a researched monograph as well as a chapter in a book which is due this year (2017). She has supervised student’s research projects and under taken research in some topical issues such as food security, local government capacities and their role in rural development processes. Has worked in the Ministry of Public Service’s department, Lesotho Institute of Public Administration and Management (LIPAM), as a senior consultant and a trainer in different government operations.