The majority of the people of Letlhakeng are considered part of the Bakwena tribe, which is administered from the kgotla in Molepolole.

A clinic serves the community as well as three primary schools and a number of local government offices.

However, it is now possible to travel to most neighbouring villages without difficulty following a major road building programme.

[1] There are three schools in Letlhakeng being; One of the major roads in the village is named after Bishop Frank Keikanetswe, the founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the area.

[2] Letlhakeng was part of the Letlhakeng-Lephephe constituency for elections to the National Assembly of Botswana from 2009 to 2024.