by Masifundise | Jun 22, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
In an attempt to further conscientise the youth about the value of news, story telling and information gathering, the Trust for Community Outreach (TCOE) held a two-day workshop at the Alternative Information and Development Centre, Cape Town. 29 youth from the...
by Masifundise | Jun 15, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Solene Smith, chairperson of Coastal Links South Africa in Langebaan says that she is upbeat and optimistic that their court case against the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and SAnParks in the...
by Masifundise | Jun 15, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Amagagasontshintsho are merely data capturers for the Small-Scale Fisheries Policy in Kwazulu Natal. That was the message relayed to the community of Mthwalume in KwaZulu/Natal by Abongile Gongqwa, of the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF),...
by Masifundise | Jun 15, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Eastern Cape fishers will have a final opportunity to get registered and verified in the coming week, which will qualify them for small-scale fishing rights. Only fishers who are registered and verified can form part of a community legal entity through which...
by Masifundise | Jun 8, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
SMALL SCALE fishers from Langebaan are heading to the Cape High Court on Thursday June 9, 2016, to secure the rights to fish in a section of the Lagoon. This matter has been pending since July 2013 when the fishers, represented by the Legal Resources Centre (LRC),...
by Masifundise | Jun 2, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
It’s no longer just a wish-Small scale fishers could soon give feedback to the SASSI assessments by the end of 2016.This was discussed at the 2016 Masifundise/Coastal Links AGM held at the Fountains Hotel in Cape Town on Thursday 28 of May. Two representatives from...
