 Although there is some ethnic diversity, like Tsongas (the Ndlovus, Mokwenas and the like), most of the people call themselves Bakone under Kgosi Matlala in Bavaria Ga-Mathapo, though he is not the King of Matšitšileng.The "bona-fide" king of the village is Kgoši Mmatšhaka of the Batlokwa tribe, though the inhabitants of Matšitšileng respect Kgoši Matlala for his position as a King of the Matlala area.On 27 December 2016, the people of Matšitšileng went to the polls and elected Mr Lesetja Modiba (commonly known as "Afrika") to be their new Induna for a fixed term of five years.