His Majesty King Letsie III commissioned Mrs. 'Matlotliso Ntoane as new Lesotho’s High Commissioner to South Africa at the occasion held at the Royal Palace in Maseru on Thursday.

Mrs. Ntoane is the former Deputy Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning.
In his remarks, His Majesty urged the new High Commissioner to deliver her duties as assigned, saying she is charged and entrusted to maintain the long standing bonds of friendship that exist between Lesotho and South Africa.

He wished her success during her tenure of office, saying Mrs. Ntoane is expected to represent the Lesotho Government with loyalty and serve Basotho with honour in her capacity as the high commissioner.

Accepting the assignment, Mrs. Ntoane pledged her commitment to work towards the development of the already existing relations between the two countries.

She said she will perform her duties with dedication and as assigned.

She also thanked Lesotho government for giving her the privilege to represent it in South Africa, adding that she will continue to request support from government for quality execution of services in South Africa.

Mrs. Ntoane was born in May 12, 1966 and joined the public service in 1989, where she worked in various ministries such as of Health, Local Government and Public Service.

She chaired the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) Board for six years and also represented Lesotho government in Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) and Imperial fleet services boards.

Source: LENA 24/07/2008