by Masifundise | Mar 1, 2022 | Coastal Links, Customary Rights, Events, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
Media statement To: All media Issued by: Masifundise Development Trust Date: 1 March 2022 Subject: Searcher Seismic loses bid to appeal interdict halting seismic blasting in the West Coast Today, in a momentous victory for small-scale fishing communities, the...
by Masifundise | Feb 18, 2022 | Customary Rights, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Media Statements, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 1 February 2022 Philasande Qhangaqha and his 3 friends went fishing in the Mbashe River to catch fish and mussels when they were accosted by 9 Dwesa Nature Reserve rangers. These rangers, that had no identifying name tags, assaulted this group of young fishers as...
by Masifundise | Feb 18, 2022 | climate change, Customary Rights, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 14 February 2021 West Coast small-scale fishing communities with the support of the Legal Resource Centre returned to the High Court to counter the application by Searcher for the judge to reconsider his interim court order handed down on 7 February 2022. This...
by Masifundise | Feb 18, 2022 | Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook, WFFP
The African Advisory Group (AAG) is planning to assess the implementation of the Small-scale Fisheries Guidelines (SSFG) in 10 African countries this year. In February 2020, Masifundise coordinated a workshop in Zimbabwe to unite delegates from regional organisations...
by Masifundise | Feb 14, 2022 | climate change, Customary Rights, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has issued a letter of demand to suspend the commencement of seismic blasting on the West Coast on behalf of a number of fishing communities from that region. This case comes after Shell was interdicted from their seismic survey in the...
by Masifundise | Feb 14, 2022 | climate change, Customary Rights, extractives, Featured News, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On Sunday 23 January, the public hearing for the Gas Amendment Bill took place in Saldanha Bay, West Coast. The portfolio committee on mineral resources began their nationwide public participation hearings on the Gas amendment Bill of 2001 early January in Peddie,...
