SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Naseegh Jaffer

16 November 2023 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Dear Comrades, After more than two decades of serving Masifundise, Naseegh Jaffer has decided to stand down as Director as of the 31 January 2024. His decision to make way for new leadership to drive the new strategic direction of...

Media Statement: Further Reduction in WCRL allocation Raises Alarms and Uncertainty Among Small-Scale Fishers in Western Cape

For immediate release 9 November 2023 This year, as in previous years, the Western Cape small-scale fishers are under distress after the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) announced a 16.43% reduction of the West Coast Rock Lobster Total...

MASIFUNDISE STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH GAZA FISHERFOLK AND THE PEOPLE OF PALESTINE

Masifundise condemns the human rights violations against the Palestinian people in Gaza following 7 October 2023. Specifically, we stand in solidarity with the fisherfolk in the Gaza strip whose right to food and the ability to feed their families have been violated...

Uncertainties persist around cooperatives for small-scale fishers in Western Cape

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...

Masifundise calls for recognition of inland fishing as meaningful work through a new report and documentary

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....
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