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Urgent Call for Infrastructure Support for Aukotowa Small-Scale Fisheries Cooperative
MEDIA ALERT To: All Media Issued by: Masifundise Development Trust Date: 14 February 2025 Subject: Urgent Call for Infrastructure Support for...
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MEDIA ALERT: Masifundise and Coastal Links to Host first Fisher People Tribunal Hearing in Cape Town, South Africa
To: All media Issued by: Masifundise Development Trust Date: 7 August 2024 Subject: Masifundise and Coastal Links to Host first Fisher People Tribunal Hearing in Cape Town, South Africa Masifundise Development Trust and Coastal Links will host the Fisher People...
International report on fisheries and right to food presented at UN Human Rights Council
Earlier this month the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, released his latest report titled, Fisheries and the right to food in the context of climate change and will present it at the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) at...
Internship Opportunity: Fundraising Intern
We're looking for a Fundraising Intern to join our team! Masifundise is a civil society organisation with a long track record in the small-scale fishing sector. Its aim is to promote and advance human rights and Food Sovereignty in small-scale fishing communities in...
In the Media
Urgent Call for Infrastructure Support for Aukotowa Small-Scale Fisheries Cooperative
MEDIA ALERT To: All Media Issued by: Masifundise Development Trust Date: 14 February 2025 Subject: Urgent Call for Infrastructure Support for Aukotowa Small-Scale Fisheries Cooperative Masifundise strongly supports the Aukotowa Small-Scale Fisheries Cooperative in...
MEDIA ALERT: Fishers call for urgent action and accountability for oil spill on West Coast
MEDIA ALERT To: All Media Issued by: Masifundise Development Trust Date: 6 February 2025 Subject: Fishers call for urgent action and accountability for oil spill on West Coast Masifundise Development Trust and Coastal Links expresses deep concern over the recent oil...
MEDIA STATEMENT: MASIFUNDISE RESPONDS TO DFFE’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF INCREASED ALLOCATION FOR CERTAIN KEY FISH SPECIES FOR SMALL-SCALE FISHERS
For immediate release 21 January 2025 Today, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s (DFFE) Minister Dion George, announced a "36% increase in the allocation of certain key fish species." This decision is regarded as a significant step toward...
SSF communities in South Africa
This map shows the current coastal and inland communities that Masifundise works with.