by Masifundise | Mar 2, 2023 | Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
In December 2022, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) concluded the first phase of the new process for verifying bona fide small-scale fishers (SSF) in the Western Cape, under the Small-scale Fisheries Policy. The application process...
by Masifundise | Mar 2, 2023 | Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
In November 2022, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)’s inland team announced that they would finalise the implementation plan for the Inland Policy by March 2023. This comes after the National Freshwater (inland) Wild Capture...
by Masifundise | Mar 2, 2023 | Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
Luckhoff Luckhoff is a small inland town situated in Free State, South Africa. The town was established in 1892, on the Koffiekuil farm. Farming has been the main source of work in the area however, there is a community of small-scale fishers that make use of the...
by Masifundise | Feb 7, 2023 | Customary Rights, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Media Statements, MPAs, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
To: All media Date: 6 February 2023 Subject: Small-scale fishers file harassment charge against rangers after shooting at Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve Masifundise is a community-based NGO that operates in small-scale fishing communities across South Africa. Three...
by Masifundise | Jan 16, 2023 | Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Media Statements, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
To: All media Date: 16 January 2023 Subject: Shooting at Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve threatens the safety and right to food of small-scale fishers On 11 December 2022, Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve rangers opened fire on 3 fishers from the village of Mpume who were...
by Masifundise | Dec 9, 2022 | Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 16 November 2022, three inland small-scale fishers from Norvalspont were charged with “unlawfully entering or remaining in a special nature reserve or world heritage site” in the Eastern Cape, while fishing to put food on the table. They were each fined R1000, to...
