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Libuseng Malephane

National investigator

Advision Lesotho

Libuseng Malephane is the national investigator for Lesotho.

Biography

Libuseng Malephane is an Electronics Engineer who qualified in 1984 at the University of Tasmania. She also holds a B.Com. from UNISA, PDM-HIV/AIDS Management in the workplace, Research methods from UCT in the Afrobarometer Summer Schools. She has also had training in Project Management and Public Relations. She established Advision Lesotho, a Project Management and Research Consultancy in 2004.

As the project manager, she has been involved in the Afrobarometer National Surveys from Round 5 in 2012 as both the project manager and national investigator.

Other areas of engagement are as a Board member of Lesotho Millennium Development Agency (LMDA) which is a successor organisation of the Millennium Challenge Account – Lesotho where she served as a Board Member. As an ongoing Biblical Student, she is also a member of the Lesotho Bible Society and represented Lesotho as a contributor to the African Women Devotional Bible 2020.

Areas of interest

Language

English

Countries

Lesotho

Publications

AD860: Despite gains, majority of Basotho experienced moderate or high lived poverty

AD837: Basotho take pride in their national identity but say country is heading in the wrong direction

AD582: Fossé numérique : Qui est connecté et qui ne l’est pas en Afrique

AD582: Digital divide: Who in Africa is connected and who is not

AD555: Basotho cite brutality, lack of professionalism, and corruption among police failings

AD546: In Lesotho, gender-based violence tops the list of women’s-rights issues to be addressed

AD535: Basotho approach election with grim outlook on economy and democracy

AD528: Basotho want environmental protection but prioritise jobs

AD524: Climate change – A little-known reality in Lesotho

AD517: Basotho embrace COVID-19 vaccination but find government assistance lacking

AD413: Citizens endorse traditional leaders, see greater role in contemporary Lesotho

AD408: Most Basotho say government bungled teacher strike, is failing on education and youth

AD381: Disenchanted with democracy, Basotho want reforms limiting PM powers, expanding King’s

AD309: Election fatigue? Half of Basotho want a different way to choose leaders

PP57: Declining trust: Basotho perceptions of government corruption and performance drive drop in popular trust

AD270: Basotho see progress in fight against corruption but fear retaliation if they report incidents

AD239: Basotho support limits on executive power and transparency in use of public information

AD212: Basotho favour multi-sector reforms as support for elections ebbs

AD205: Basotho increasingly favour legalizing dual citizenship, unifying with South Africa

PP17: Contesting and turning over power: Implications for consolidation of democracy in Lesotho

AD15: Basotho see increased corruption despite government efforts

AD12: Basotho less supportive of women’s political leadership, opposed to traditional chieftain role