{"id":550,"date":"2015-02-13T21:18:32","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T21:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregalder.com\/WP\/?p=550"},"modified":"2015-02-13T21:18:32","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T21:18:32","slug":"malefa-an-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/WP\/malefa-an-update\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Malefa: an update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where is she now? My super student is married with a daughter named Pinkie, and she lives in a village just a few miles from Ts’oeneng. In Lesotho, the wife becomes part of the husband’s family and therefore usually moves to his family’s home village.<\/p>\n

She recently graduated from the National University of Lesotho with a bachelor’s degree in Education, focused on Development Studies and African Languages, Sesotho in particular. She has taught part time at a few schools, including her alma mater, Ngoana Jesu, but is still looking for a full-time position.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, she’ll be working for the Independent Election Commission as a display clerk while the country votes on February 28 in an early and contentious election.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"reddit\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>by <\/span>\"feather\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Where is she now? My super student is married with a daughter named Pinkie, and she lives in a village just a few miles from Ts’oeneng. In Lesotho, the wife becomes part of the husband’s family and therefore usually moves to his family’s home village. 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