by Masifundise | Feb 19, 2021 | Featured News, Inland Fisheries, Latest News, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 27 January 2021 the Northern Cape was hit by cyclone Eloise. This cyclone left carnage in its path, uprooting trees, destroying roads and threatening the livelihoods of inland fishers in Gariep, Vanderkloof, Norvalspont, Venterstad and Oviston. The overflowing of...
by Masifundise | Dec 1, 2020 | Featured News, Latest News, MPAs, Policy Process, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
The Nyakaza cooperative permit conditions granted by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) in August is stripping fishing communities in KwaZulu-Natal of their income and livelihoods. The restrictive conditions of the permit prevent small-scale...
by Masifundise | Dec 1, 2020 | Customary Rights, Featured News, Latest News, MPAs, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
It has been more than two weeks of silence since the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Coastal Links leadership tabled a letter to the Isimangaliso Wetland Authorities and the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) regarding concerns of a lack of community...
by Masifundise | Dec 1, 2020 | Coastal Links, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 7 September 2019, the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), Barbara Creecy, held a stakeholders meeting with West Coast fishers in Lamberts Bay to engage with and respond to fisheries related issues from the various coastal communities and...
by Masifundise | Nov 3, 2020 | Featured News, Inland Fisheries, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On Monday 26 October 2020, representatives of inland small-scale fishing communities from Vanderkloof Dam, Gariep Dam and Jozini Dam participated in the National Roundtable on the Inland Fisheries Policy, hosted by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries...
by Masifundise | Nov 3, 2020 | Customary Rights, Featured News, Latest News, MPAs, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
Small-scale fishers from Nibela in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have tabled a letter to Isimangaliso Wetland Park authorities and the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) following failed attempts of meaningful public participation for the Integrated...
