by Masifundise | Aug 23, 2021 | Featured News, Human Rights, Latest News, Media Statements, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
23 August 2021 For immediate release Masifundise has learnt with total dismay and shock at the continued harassment and criminalisation of legitimate small-scale fishing rights holders in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal. On 18 August 2021 a group of small-scale fishers...
by Masifundise | Aug 14, 2021 | Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
Masifundise welcomes the news that on Wednesday 4 August, Cabinet adopted the National Freshwater (Inland) Wild Capture Fisheries’ Policy. The policy, which has been in the making since 2017, will provide an efficient regulatory regime for the inland fisheries sector....
by Masifundise | May 24, 2021 | Customary Rights, Events, Featured News, Human Rights, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
Masifundise is partnering with the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) and The Green Connection in preparation for setting up a high-level tribunal to investigate human rights infringements in small-scale fisheries. The Tribunal will address the growth of extractive...
