Dr. Manthekeleng A. Linake is a Doctor of Philosophy and Acting Deputy Head of School, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, University of Fort Hare. She is an emerging researcher and has produced 4 PhD and 4 M.Ed. She published 8 articles, 3 proceedings and 2 chapters. She attended and presented papers in different national and international conferences.

She examined 7 theses and 4 dissertations for other universities in South Africa.  She edited two books from AOSIS Book Publisher and reviewed 6 manuscripts for different journals.  She has taught for over 12 years majoring in English First Additional Language for learning and teaching.