by Masifundise | Sep 24, 2021 | climate change, Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, Events, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Media Statements, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) approved three generation licences for floating powership provider Karpowership SA despite the ongoing legal battle and environmental concerns around the deal. Various environmental organisations around South...
by Masifundise | Jul 2, 2021 | Customary Rights, Events, Featured News, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 10 June 2021 Masifundise, small-scale fishers from Hamburg as well as other interested and affected parties attended a stakeholder engagement hosted by the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA). This engagement was a result of small-scale fishers from...
by Masifundise | Jun 8, 2021 | Customary Rights, Events, Featured News, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
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...
by Masifundise | May 24, 2021 | Customary Rights, Events, Featured News, Human Rights, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
Masifundise is partnering with the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) and The Green Connection in preparation for setting up a high-level tribunal to investigate human rights infringements in small-scale fisheries. The Tribunal will address the growth of extractive...
by Masifundise | Mar 26, 2021 | Customary Rights, Events, Food Sovereignty, Inland Fisheries, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
21 March marked the annual Human Rights day in South Africa. This day provided the important opportunity to reflect on progress made on the advancement and protection of human rights as well as confront the failures. Masifundise and Coastal Links South Africa (CLSA),...
by Masifundise | Dec 1, 2020 | Customary Rights, Featured News, Latest News, MPAs, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
It has been more than two weeks of silence since the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Coastal Links leadership tabled a letter to the Isimangaliso Wetland Authorities and the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) regarding concerns of a lack of community...
