by Masifundise | Sep 16, 2020 | Featured News, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
The mismatched species allocation by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) has created major challenges for small-scale fishers in KwaZulu-Natal. The allocations do not speak to the customary practices of KZN fishers nor do they recognise or...
by Masifundise | Sep 16, 2020 | Featured News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) is going ahead with the registration and training of small-scale fishing cooperatives in Langebaan on 14 September 2020. The Department has admitted that the training they have provided in other communities...
by Masifundise | Sep 16, 2020 | Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
Fishers in Saldanha Bay have opened a case of theft with the local police after a marketer allegedly took their permit and exported 1850kg of crayfish without their permission. This happened at the beginning of this year, predating the onset of the Coronavirus...
by Masifundise | Sep 3, 2020 | Featured News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Uncategorized
On 4th of June, Masifundise, together with Coastal Links and other organisations’ representatives, addressed the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries on the state of small-scale fishing communities and subsistence fishers as...
by Masifundise | Sep 1, 2020 | Featured News, Latest News, The Hook
The African Advisory Group issued the following statement earlier this month after thousands of tons of oil spilled into the Indian Ocean on the coast of Mauritius. The African Advisory group is a platform for Small-scale fishing organisations that represent African...
by Masifundise | Sep 1, 2020 | Featured News, Latest News, The Hook
Despite South Africa becoming a democratic state more than two decades ago, the reality is that the majority of people living in coastal and inland fishing communities still live in deep poverty. The aspirational fundamental rights, enshrined in the South African...
