by Masifundise | Oct 8, 2021 | Coastal Links, Events, extractives, Featured News, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
In an important ruling on 1 October 2021, the Mthatha High Court instructed the local, provincial and national governments to develop concrete plans to deliver potable water to the Centane community in the Eastern Cape. The Amathole District Municipality in...
by Masifundise | Oct 8, 2021 | climate change, Events, extractives, Featured News, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
As part of the Uproot the DMRE movement, Cape Town climate change activists and civil society organisations came together to march to Parliament on 24 September 2021. Uproot the DMRE (The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy) is a collaborative online movement...
by Masifundise | Sep 10, 2021 | Coastal Links, extractives, Featured News, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
The impact of Cofferdam mining on communities was the subject of a two-day workshop hosted by Masifundise and One Ocean Hub in Port Nolloth earlier this month. The purpose of the workshop was to undertake a community-based assessment of the Cofferdam mining in the...
by Masifundise | Sep 10, 2021 | extractives, Featured News, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
Fishing communities joined in protests at Absa branches on 3 September, calling on the bank to stop funding extractive activities such as oil and gas mining and karpowerships on their shores. The Green Connection partnered with Coastal Links South Africa, taking their...
by Masifundise | Jun 18, 2021 | extractives, Featured News, Latest News, The Hook
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) has suspended the environmental impact assessment approval process for the emergency powership deal in Saldanha Bay. This suspension comes after a formal complaint was laid and spearheaded by The Green...
by Masifundise | Jun 18, 2021 | extractives, Featured News, Latest News, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 2 June 2021 the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) hosted a stakeholder engagement on the development of the Ocean Economy Master Plan without the inclusion of small-scale fishers and key civil society stakeholders. DFFE did not invite most...
