Mats'eliso Mots'oane

Since 2018 I have edited dissertations, journal manuscripts, business profiles and advertising copy for different agencies. I have also led a team of language practitioners in translating and localizing language (to Sesotho), for a large financial services platform/product.

In addition, I have transcribed and subtitled documentary footage for a major Dutch television channel as well as an independent film amongst other projects.

I am excited to be part of this dynamic team working on Lesotho/Basotho culture, heritage and legacy projects. BNV is a cutting-edge agency, arguably the first of its kind in Lesotho and my work there includes conducting historical research for the Basotho Bicentennial celebrations among other projects. The content I produce from this research is meant to be educational and sheds light on some of Lesotho's most notable figures, historical moments and achievements. This role is a unique… Show more

I am excited to be part of this dynamic team working on Lesotho/Basotho culture, heritage and legacy projects. BNV is a cutting-edge agency, arguably the first of its kind in Lesotho and my work there includes conducting historical research for the Basotho Bicentennial celebrations among other projects. The content I produce from this research is meant to be educational and sheds light on some of Lesotho's most notable figures, historical moments and achievements. This role is a unique opportunity to explore the intersections between branding, cultural practice and research. I look forward to sharing more about this role throughout my tenure. Show less

Assistant curator for a project to digitize a large photographic archive. I was involved in the selection of photographs dating from the mid 1950s to the early 2000s, generating archival metadata and was lead researcher for the metadata process. This project was funded by the Ministry of Culture in Lesotho and UCLA under the Endangered Archives program.

The UN Youth Advisory Panel is a collective of youth that supports all UN agencies in Lesotho to implement and consult on grassroots projects that relate to the socio-political, socio-economic and cultural issues currently prevalent in Lesotho.

I teach about human rights, activism and advocacy and coordinate service learning projects that are rights based for students at AIS Lesotho.

Book orders for Centre for Africa Studies (CAS) department, photocopying, research and course guide compilation, planning and coordinating of CAS events.

I worked with the Lesotho Times newspaper for about 3 weeks of my winter holiday during my first year of study at the main campus of the University of the Free State. For those 3 weeks, I was exposed to the ins and outs of a functioning newsroom, the challenge of finding news credible news sources, and writing a good story.