Jim Mokoena

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.

Jim Mokoena
Born (1968-09-18) September 18, 1968
Mamafubedu near Petrus Steyn, Free State, South Africa
Occupations
  • Author
  • Radio producer
EmployerLesedi FM (formerly Radio Lesedi)
Writing career
LanguageSesotho
Genres
  • Fiction
  • Education
Notable works
  • Matubatsana
  • Ntataselala
  • Sekgametsi wa Diphakweng

Early life

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.

Bibliography

Mokoena Jim has authored several works in Sesotho, including:

  • Matubatsana (Creative Writing Series). J. Mokoena—published by Maskew Miller Longman ISBN 978-0-7986-4754-0 [1][2]
  • Ntataselala: padi ya Sesotho. Kereite ya 8 — Jim Mokoena (Vivlia Publishers, ISBN 978-1-4307-2396-7)
  • Sekgametsi wa Diphakweng: (a betrothed woman from Diphakweng) — Jim Mokoena (Mosa Media & Book Distributors, 2018, ISBN 978-0-9947134-8-3) — a longer work of Sesotho fiction.
  • Lekgapetla la panana.[3]
  • Mehla le matsatsi.[4]
  • Se a foka se fete.[5]
  • Ntataselala.[6]

Literary significance

Jim belongs to a generation of writers who continued the development of written Sesotho literature beyond the early pioneers such as Thomas Mofolo. His works—spanning novels, school readers, and narratives grounded in Basotho culture—are part of both educational reading schemes and general fiction collections in Southern African publishing.

References

  1. ↑ Mokoena, Jim (1998). Matubatsana (First edition, first impression ed.). Pretoria: Kagiso Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7986-4754-0.
  2. ↑ Mokoena, Jim (1998). Matubatsana (in Southern Sotho). Kagiso Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7986-4754-0.
  3. ↑ "Search - Unisa Ebooks". ebooks.unisaenterprise.ac.za. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
  4. ↑ Mokoena, Jim (2007). Mehla le matsatsi (in Southern Sotho). Vivlia. ISBN 978-1-77006-592-5.
  5. ↑ Mokoena, Jim (2007). Se a foka se fete (in Southern Sotho). BARD. ISBN 978-1-920148-06-5.
  6. ↑ Mokoena, Jim (2013). Ntataselala: padi ya Sesotho. Kereite ya 8 (in Southern Sotho). Vivlia. ISBN 978-1-4307-2396-7.

       

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