by Masifundise | Oct 13, 2017 | Coastal Links, Customary Rights, Food Sovereignty, MPAs, Small-scale Fishing
In February 2016, the Eastern Cape High Court rules that the institution of the Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area does not extinguish the exercise of the customary rights of access of coastal communities to their marine resources. This was the result the appeal of...
by Masifundise | Oct 13, 2017 | Food Sovereignty, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods
This week, social movements and civil society organisations (CSOs) working in the context of food systems celebrated the 5th anniversary of the endorsement of the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of...
by Masifundise | Oct 6, 2017 | Coastal Links, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
September has been a stormy and eventful month for the SSF in WC and NC Cape. At the beginning of the month, fishers were told that it is proposed their rock lobster allocations for 2017/2018 will be cut by 59%. This lead to protests by the fishers at the offices of...
by Masifundise | Oct 6, 2017 | Food Sovereignty, Inland Fisheries, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods
As the weather gets warmer, the fish starts jumping out of the water at the Vanderkloof Dam, at the border between Northern Cape and Free State. This is a sign that fish is moving, and the kraal fishing season is starting. Last week, the kraal fishers from the towns...
by Masifundise | Oct 6, 2017 | Coastal Links, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods
This was the message from Coastal Links leaders at the Eastern Cape Provincial Executive committee meeting held in Port St John’s 3-5 October 2017. From village to village the leaders reported their concerns about Operation Phakisa, the ocean economy, mining and...
