Maloti, formerly named Maluti, is a middle-class township of Matatiele Local Municipality in the Alfred Nzo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
Maloti, once a village, is now a rapidly developing township. The township comprises Sotho, Hlubi, Phuthi, and small Xhosa groups. Most residents in the area are either bilingual or multilingual.
The township comprises many sections, namely Tholang, Motsekoa, Ramohlakoana, Protea, Hardingberg, Malubaluba, and Donald’s Drift.
Maloti is highly admired for the mountain ranges that surround it.
History
There is very little history recorded about Maloti. Maloti started as a small village that gradually grew during the Apartheid era when it was zoned to house the black inhabitants of Matatiele.