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Minister Creecy suspends proposed gas to power karpowership project at Saldanha Bay Port
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) has suspended the environmental impact assessment approval process for the emergency...
Events
Delving deeper into the Port Nolloth fishing community
On 9 June 2021, Masifundise embarked on a field trip to Port Nolloth to learn about the in-depth fishing culture and history that exists. The Port Nolloth harbour, where small-scale fishers launch their boats and where the Aukatowa Small-scale Fishing Cooperative has...
Internship opportunities at Masifundise!
Media and Communication Internship 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 South Africa, and...
Concerns over IMP content and process continue to be ignored by Isimangaliso
Masifundise, Durban Urban Futures Unit, the Coastal Justice Network from One Ocean Hub at Rhodes and University of Cape Town and community representatives from several Kosi Bay and Nibela communities, have tabled a letter to the Isimangaliso Wetland Authority on the...
In the Media
Minister still to make good on year old promise to West Coast fishers
On 7 September 2019, the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), Barbara Creecy, held a stakeholders meeting with West Coast fishers in Lamberts Bay to engage with and respond to fisheries related issues from the various coastal communities and...
Masifundise delves deep into customary rights in the Eastern Cape
On 22 October 2020, Masifundise kicked off the first leg of their COVID-19 roadshow and Socio-Economic Rights Project in the Eastern Cape. After months of being unable to conduct fieldwork, this roadshow provided Masifundise with the opportunity to physically reaffirm...
Bid to address flaws in cooperative registration process
Masifundise held a long-awaited virtual meeting with the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries on 8 October to address various obstacles holding up the cooperative registration process. The meeting was a result of many engagements with small-scale fishing...