'Mamphono Khaketla (born 5 March 1960) is a Lesotho mathematician and senator who served as Minister of Finance from March 2015 to June 2017.

Khaketla was born in Maseru on 5 March 1960 to Bennett Makalo and Caroline Ntseliseng ’Masechele Khaketla.^[1] Her father was a novelist, journalist, politician and former minister, as well as the major shareholder of Mohlabani Property Company, and left her a sizeable estate.^[2][3] Her mother was a teacher and author, one of the first women published in Lesotho.^[4][5]

Khaketla did her primary and secondary schooling Maseru, before receiving a Bachelor of Education from the National University of Lesotho in 1980.^[4] She has a master's degree in education and a PhD in mathematics education from the University of Wisconsin (1991).^[4] Her thesis was titled "An analysis of the Lesotho Junior Certificate Mathematics Examination and its impact on instructions".^[1]

Khaketla was a lecturer in mathematics at the National Teacher Training College from 1981 until 1995 and became assistant director of the college.^[4] She worked at the Institute of Development Management in Lesotho and Botswana from 1996 until 2001 before becoming the director of the Centre for Accounting Studies.

Khaketla was appointed as a senator by Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili in 2002 and served as Minister of Communications, Science and Technology from 2002 until 2004.^[4] At the 2007 election, she lost her seat but was elected to the National Assembly as one of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy members on a party list for proportional representation submitted by the National Independence Party.^[4] She served as Minister of Education and Training from 2007 until 2012. In 2011, Khaketla was one of seven women ministers in the Cabinet, alongside: Mannete Ramali, Maphoka Motoboli, Mathabiso Lepono, Mphu Keneileo Ramatlapeng, Mpeo Mahase-Moiloa and Pontso Suzan Matumelo Sekatle.^[6] On 30 March 2015 she was appointed Minister of Finance.

In November 2015, she presided over the 102nd session of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Council of Ministers.^[7]

In July 2016, Khaketla was accused of soliciting a bribe for a major government contract in a case that was before the courts. She denied the allegation.^[8][9]

• Romberg, Thomas A.; Wilson, Linda; Khaketla, Mamphono (1989). "An examination of six standard mathematics tests for grade eight" (Document). National Center for Research in Mathematical Sciences Education.
• Romberg, T. A.; Wilson, L.; Khaketla, M. (1989). "The alignment of six standardized tests with the NCTM standards" (Document). Washington, DC: National Summit on Mathematics Assessment convened by the Mathematical Sciences Education Board.
• Romberg, Thomas A.; Wilson, Linda; Khaketla, 'Mamphono; Chavarria, Silvia (1992). "Curriculum and Test Alignment". In Thomas A. Romberg (ed.). Mathematics Assessment and Evaluation: Imperatives for Mathematics Educators. SUNY Press. pp. 61–74. ISBN 9780791409008.