by Masifundise | Nov 1, 2023 | Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 4 October, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) convened a meeting with community-based organisations (CBO) for an update on the Small-scale Fisheries (SSF) Policy implementation process in the Western Cape. As of March this year, 84% of...
by Masifundise | Nov 1, 2023 | Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 13 October, the Inyanda National Land Movement, representing 68 villages in Middledrift, marched to the provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) in Bhisho, Eastern Cape. They presented a memorandum urging Eastern Cape...
by Masifundise | Nov 1, 2023 | Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 28 September, Masifundise held an online launch for its third research report and short documentary on inland fisheries. Both form part of a three-year series of research reports and film documentaries produced by Masifundise on Inland Fisheries in South Africa....
by Masifundise | Nov 1, 2023 | climate change, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook, WFFP
The newly elected Coordinating Committee of the World Forum of Fisher People (WFFP) had their first face -to face meeting in Istanbul, Turkey on 20-27 September. This meeting had representatives from Africa, South Asia, Europe, South East Asia and the America’s. WFFP...
by Masifundise | Nov 1, 2023 | Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
In August 2023, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment’s (DFFE) National Inland Fisheries team held a roundtable meeting with the Jozini community. Later in September, they conducted another roundtable discussion with the Gariep and Vanderkloof inland...
by Masifundise | Nov 1, 2023 | climate change, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 24 and 25 July, Masifundise hosted its second Inland-to-Coast small-scale fisheries Exchange in Kosi Bay, Kwa-Zulu Natal. As part of the exchange, 10 inland small-scale fishers from the Jozini Dam region visited the coastal small-scale fishing community of Kosi...
