ABSTRACT
Lesotho differs from all other southern African countries in never having had a settler population. Outside the towns, land rights and land management continue to be framed by a communal system still strongly influenced by traditional authorities and practices. Apart from residential and commercial property, there is no fully individual title to rural land or resources. Although enclosure of residential sites and home gardens is becoming more common, the mountain kingdom is still rightly described as a land without fences.
