by Masifundise | Oct 27, 2017 | Coastal Links, Customary Rights, MPAs, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods
Fear, anger and uncertainty hang over the small-scale fishing communities living along the northern coastline of KwaZulu Natal. From Sokhulu to Mazambane on the Mozambican border, these communities are unsure how they will feed their families and send their children...
by Masifundise | Oct 20, 2017 | Coastal Links, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods
On Monday, 16th of October 2017, Coastal Links members and members from the Fisheries Collective, representing the near shore fisheries sector, occupied the hall of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The Fisheries Collective demanded to meet with...
by Masifundise | Oct 20, 2017 | Discussion Papers, Inland Fisheries, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, WFFP
Until recently, the voices of millions of inland small-scale fishers, the primary users of freshwater resources and inland streams have been unheard. With the efforts of the WFFP working group on Inland Fishing and their first ever report on this neglected topic, time...
by Masifundise | Oct 20, 2017 | Latest News
Sithermbiso Gwaza, known by fellow MDT staff and CLSA members as Sthera has left Masifundise. Sthera was Project Co-ordinator and worked at Masifundise for over 12 years, where he started working as an intern in 2005. Since then Sthera became an important member of...
by Masifundise | Oct 13, 2017 | Coastal Links, Food Sovereignty, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods
Mining along the coast and in the ocean in the Northern Cape are seriously threatening the livelihoods of fishers in the coastal towns of Hondeklip Bay and Port Nolloth, and the fishers, under the leadership of Coastal Links (CLSA), together with Masifundise...
