When the Bakgwatlheng left, Mongala pursued them and was killed in the resulting skirmish.
Many returned to the Bangwaketse, including Seeiso, who became the head of a ward within the tribe.
[2] Moleta's reign marked the beginning of the Bangwaketse as a major trading power in the region.
[4] Moleta went to war with the Bahurutshe on behalf of its leader Tirwe, whose rule had been usurped by his half-brother Boikanyo.
The Bangwaketse say that he died of old age when his strength gave out as he walked from the kgotla to the cattle kraal.