The Zion Christian Church was introduced in the Kgatleng as part of a political struggle, but quickly became a genuine religious body. Expelled from the Kgatleng in 1947, the Zionists sought a place of their own and in 1953 founded their own village at Lentswe-le-Moriti. Despite initially difficult relations with neighbouring settler farmers, the village has established itself while preserving a strong religious identity. Relations with neighbouring BaBirwa have been cemented by the establishment of a state school in the village serving both communities. The village has resisted attempts to assimilate it to more normal Botswana administration (for instance by introducing a headman).
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