| Maloti | |
| Other Name: | Maluti |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -30.26°N 28.791°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Alfred Nzo |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Matatiele |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.21 |
| Population Total: | 7223 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.3% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.3% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 49.0% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 44.7% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.3% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.2% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.8% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 4740 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 4740 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 039 |
Maloti[2] (formerly named Maluti) is a middle-class township of Matatiele Local Municipality in 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.[3] Maloti is highly admired for the mountain ranges that surround it.
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.
Maloti was already developing during Apartheid, but it saw even greater development in the 2000s. The township has facilities like a petrol station, hotels, shops, schools, a civic center, a hall, a library, a post office, a clinic, a police station, a magistrates court and municipal offices that make it self-sufficient and independent from Matatiele. Affluent black families send their children to the Model C schools in Matatiele. The township once had a fully functional university, the University of Transkei (Maluti College of Education) The old university buildings have been converted into district offices.
Traditional culture is slowly phasing out within Maloti as it gentrifies. Maloti's culture is heavily influenced by Western culture, in line with the rest of South Africa.