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 | Oct 16, 2020 | Coastal Links, Featured News, Inland Fisheries, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
After seven months of lock down Masifundise is finally able to physically go back to conducting field work in various inland and coastal small-scale fishing communities. When the lockdown hit South Africa in March, Masifundise was forced to reconfigure its work plan...
by Masifundise | Sep 30, 2020 | Featured News, Inland Fisheries, Latest News, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
After six months of being barred from entering the Rolfontein and Oviston Nature Reserve, fishers in Norvalspont and Petrusville have finally been granted access to fish in their fishing grounds. The closure of these nature reserves resulted in a major loss of income...
by Masifundise | Sep 30, 2020 | Customary Rights, Featured News, Inland Fisheries, Latest News, MPAs, The Hook
On the night of Wednesday 16 September 2020, Celimpilo Mdluli and two other fishermen from the Nibela cooperative were shot by rangers at the St Lucia Lake while fishing. Celimpilo unfortunately died as a result of the shooting, the other fisher was shot and...
by Masifundise | Oct 20, 2017 | Discussion Papers, Inland Fisheries, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, WFFP
Until recently, the voices of millions of inland small-scale fishers, the primary users of freshwater resources and inland streams have been unheard. With the efforts of the WFFP working group on Inland Fishing and their first ever report on this neglected topic, time...
by Masifundise | Oct 6, 2017 | Food Sovereignty, Inland Fisheries, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods
As the weather gets warmer, the fish starts jumping out of the water at the Vanderkloof Dam, at the border between Northern Cape and Free State. This is a sign that fish is moving, and the kraal fishing season is starting. Last week, the kraal fishers from the towns...
