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Jim Mokoena

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Jim Mokoena (born 18 September 1968) is a Mosotho author and radio producer known for writing several works in the Sesotho language, including the novel Matubatsana. He has contributed to Sesotho literature and to broadcasting through his work with Radio Lesedi, now known as Lesedi FM.

Born (1968-09-18) September 18, 1968 (age 57)
Occupation
  • Author
  • Radio producer
LanguageSesotho
Genre
  • Fiction
  • Education
Jim Mokoena
Born (1968-09-18) September 18, 1968 (age 57)
Occupation
  • Author
  • Radio producer
LanguageSesotho
Genre
  • Fiction
  • Education
EmployerLesedi FM (formerly Radio Lesedi)
Notable works
  • Matubatsana
  • Ntataselala
  • Sekgametsi wa Diphakweng

Mokoena was born on 18 September 1968 on a farm called Pardy in Mamafubedu, near Petrus Steyn in the Free State province of South Africa. He grew up within the Basotho cultural environment that would later influence his literary interests and writing in Sesotho.

Career

Mokoena began his professional career working as a receptionist. He later joined Radio Lesedi, a Sesotho-language radio station operated by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), where he became a producer, contributing to the promotion of language and culture.

Some of the books by Jim Mokoena at Sesotho Literary Museum in Bloemfontein

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