20/03/2026
๐๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง- ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ- ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ฅ๐๐ค๐จ๐ซ๐
Ms. Lipolelo Ntlele Mohlakore is an accomplished ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น with more than twelve years of experience spanning higher education management, corporate finance, taxation, governance, curriculum development, and financial literacy advocacy.
She is also an active member of ๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ. As a Non-Executive Director of Phuthalichaba Group Ltd, she brings a strong analytical foundation, deep governance expertise, and an unwavering commitment to empowering Basotho through education, financial discipline, and institutional development.
Ms. Mohlakoreโs professional journey reflects a rare blend of ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ. She has held key leadership roles within Botho University, rising from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer, Assistant Head of Department, Team Leader, and Faculty Manager within the Faculty of Business and Accounting.
Her leadership has strengthened teaching performance indicators, improved assessment quality, enhanced research output, and contributed to strategic implementation at campus. Executive performance indicators, improved assessment quality, enhanced research output, and contributed to strategic implementation at campus executive level. She has also just been appointed in the Education Committee of Lesotho Institute of Accountants, showcasing dedication to professional growth.
Her expertise spans curriculum design, policy alignment, internal controls, stakeholder engagement, academic programme management, data analysis, quality assurance, and digital learning.
She has overseen faculty strategy ex*****on, managed multidisciplinary teams, supported disciplinary processes, and facilitated improvements in teaching and learning effectiveness across both physical and digital platforms.
Beyond academia, she has extensive corporate finance and accounting experience gained at ๐ ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐, where she managed taxation, financial reporting, reconciliations, internal audit preparation, cost controls, and branch-level financial oversight across multiple business units.
Her diverse experience equips her with a grounded understanding of financial operations, compliance, and business performance management.
Ms. Mohlakore is also a passionate financial literacy advocate. She frequently speaks ๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐, including sessions hosted by the ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ต๐ผ, and continues to mentor students, young professionals, and community members in personal finance, budgeting, and financial discipline.
Her involvement in national development initiatives includes contributions to the ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ and other community engagement programmes.
Her professional ethos is rooted in excellence, integrity, and continuous development. She has earned multiple recognitions for teaching excellence, virtual learning delivery, and academic leadership, and continues to advance her knowledge through ongoing postgraduate studies and diverse professional certifications.
Ms. Mohlakoreโs commitment to governance, financial education, and institutional excellence makes her a highly valuable member of the Phuthalichaba Group Board. She brings a steady, insightful, and development-driven voice that strengthens the Groupโs mission of building an inclusive, financially empowered Basotho-owned conglomerate.
