Associate Professor Motlamelle Kapa

Areas of expertise
  • Governance
  • Leadership
  • Institutional reform
  • Mentoring
Education
  • Ph.D in Politics, Rhodes University
  • M.A. in Political Science, University of Toronto
  • B.A. in Political Science and Public Administration, NUL

Motlammelle Kapa  is an Associate Professor of Political Sciences at the National University of Lesotho (NUL). He holds a Ph.D in Politics from Rhodes University, an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Toronto and a B.A. in Political Science and Public Administration from the NUL. He has held teaching responsibilities at the National University of Lesotho, Rhodes University as well as the Lesotho Institute of Extra Mural Studies (IEMS). His publications include numerous articles in journals, book chapters, published conference and seminar proceedings and research reports.

He has held administrative responsibilities at the National University of Lesotho as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences (currently) and the Head of the  Department of Political and Administrative Studies. He is passionate about community service. In furtherance of this he has assisted numerous civil society organisations in Lesotho, including the Transformation Resource Centre, Media Institute of Southern Africa and the Lesotho Council of Non-governmental Organisations.

publications

  • Annual Conference

    The Chair hosts a conference on an annual basis under a different and pertinent theme. In 2022 the theme was “The Right to Development and the Operationalization of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.” The sub-themes included:
    1. Intra-African Trade and the Prospects for Poverty Eradication;
    2. The Roel of Foreign Direct Investment in the Development of Africa;
    3. Agricultural Development and the Food

    February 19, 2024
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  • Research Seminar

    The NUL WTO Chair hosted a research seminar on October 18, 2022. It considered the nexus between industrialization and economic growth and development in the context of Lesotho. The Seminar was anchored on a presentation by Dr Denis Yuni which was titled “An Assessment of the Impact of Industrialization on Economic Growth in Lesotho.” The paper provides an overview of the trends and current status of

    February 19, 2024
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  • World Trade Organization Chairs Programme Annual Conference

    The World Trade Organization Chairs Programme (WCP) hosts an annual conference that is attended by all Chairs that are in the network. This is an opportunity for networking, acquiring more information about the programme as well as dialoguing on critical issues that are pertinent in the international trade discourse. Dr Tsotang Tsietsi, the Co-Chair,

    February 19, 2024
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Attending the 2nd WTO-NUL conference provided invaluable enrichment through support in research paper development and interdisciplinary scholarly interaction.

Chengetai Euphemia Hamadziripi
International Conference Participant, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe