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 18, 2021 | Events, Featured News, Latest News, The Hook
On 9 June 2021, Masifundise embarked on a field trip to Port Nolloth to learn about the in-depth fishing culture and history that exists. The Port Nolloth harbour, where small-scale fishers launch their boats and where the Aukatowa Small-scale Fishing Cooperative has...
by Masifundise | Jun 14, 2021 | Events, Featured News, Latest News
Media and Communication Internship Masifundise is a civil society organisation with a long track record in the small-scale fishing sector. Its aim is to promote and advance human rights and Food Sovereignty in small-scale fishing communities in South Africa, and...
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 | May 24, 2021 | Events, Featured News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 6 January 2021, the St Lucia Estuary mouth was officially reopened after ten years. The opening of the estuary mouth arose from discussions at a multi-disciplinary symposium hosted by the Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority in October and again in December 2020....
