by Masifundise | Aug 12, 2024 | climate change, Customary Rights, Events, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland fishing policy, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
To: All media Issued by: Masifundise Development Trust Date: 7 August 2024 Subject: Masifundise and Coastal Links to Host first Fisher People Tribunal Hearing in Cape Town, South Africa Masifundise Development Trust and Coastal Links will host the Fisher People...
by Masifundise | May 21, 2024 | Featured News, Human Rights, Latest News, Media Statements, The Hook
To: All Media Issued by: Masifundise Development Trust Date: 21 May 2024 Subject: Masifundise holds small protest action outside Oceans Economy Conference Masifundise Development Trust, a non-profit organisation advocating for social, economic, climate and...
by Masifundise | May 17, 2024 | Coastal Links, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Media Statements, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
For immediate release 17 May 2024 On Friday, 17 May 2024 Masifundise will be at the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein supporting Eastern Cape Coastal Links small-scale fishers who are applicants in the Shell case. Wild coast communities and supporting...
by Masifundise | Apr 25, 2024 | Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
In March, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Michael Fakhri, presented his latest report titled “Fisheries and the Right to Food in the Context of Climate Change” at the 55th Human Rights Council (HRC) session in Geneva,...
by Masifundise | Apr 25, 2024 | Featured News, Human Rights, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
In February, Masifundise and the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) hosted a workshop for small-scale fishers with the focus of empowering these communities with the legal knowledge and tools, aimed at safeguarding them against human rights violations. The time was also...
by Masifundise | Mar 14, 2024 | Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
For immediate release 14 March 2024 Yesterday, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) issued a statement to justify their decision regarding the traditional linefish total allowable effort (TAE) for the 2024/2025 fishing season. Masifundise...
