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Remembering Joe Ndiki
Masifundise mourns the passing of its Board member Joe Thembikile Ndike. His funeral was held on 25 September 2022. Joe was a founding member of...
Events
SSF Summit in Rome examines implementation of SSF Guidelines
On 2-3 September, Masifundise as part of the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) attended the SSF Summit hosted by Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy. This summit facilitated dialogue between SSF social...
MASIFUNDISE AND COASTAL LINKS WELCOMES THE NEW PROCESS OF AWARDING SMALL-SCALE FISHING RIGHTS IN THE WESTERN CAPE
On the 5 September, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) announced that the Western Cape High Court has reviewed and set aside the 2016-2019 process of verification of Small-scale Fishers in the Western Cape province. Now, the process to verify...
Small-scale fisher movements prepare for COFI 2022
The Committee on Fisheries (COFI) will be hosting its 35th session this year from 5 to 9 September in Rome, Italy. This is the first in-person event since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. The COFI process is a subsidiary body of the Food and Agriculture...
In the Media
Western Cape and Northern Cape youth attend winter activist school
From the 28 August to 2 September 2022, Masifundise hosted its second youth activist school in Kleinmond, Western Cape. The winter school comprised of youth members from the small-scale fishing communities in Northern Cape and Western Cape, as well as Coastal Links...
MASIFUNDISE AND COASTAL LINKS WELCOMES THE NEW PROCESS OF AWARDING SMALL-SCALE FISHING RIGHTS IN THE WESTERN CAPE
On the 5 September, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) announced that the Western Cape High Court has reviewed and set aside the 2016-2019 process of verification of Small-scale Fishers in the Western Cape province. Now, the process to verify...
Civil society organisations protest against DMRE and PASA engagement with fishing communities
Media statement To: All media Date: 26 August 2022 Subject: Civil society organisations protest against DMRE and PASA engagement with fishing communities On Friday 26 August 2022 Minister Gwede Mantashe of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) as...