by Masifundise | Apr 8, 2022 | Coastal Links, Customary Rights, Featured News, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Latest News, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
In March Masifundise hosted a roundtable in the coastal and inland fishing communities of Mazambane, Mtubatuba and Jozini in KwaZulu- Natal. These roundtables presented an important moment for small-scale fishers to engage with various stakeholders in their local...
by Masifundise | Apr 8, 2022 | Customary Rights, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
Inland small-scale fishers from the communities of Norvalspont, Gariep, Venterstad and Oviston gathered for a peaceful protest held outside the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA) offices on Friday, 25 March. The marginalised and impoverished fishers from...
by Masifundise | Jan 21, 2022 | Featured News, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On Saturday 6 November 2021, Ndoyisile William Zakhe, a small-scale inland fisher from Norvalspont near Gariep dam, left his home to go and fish on the river and did not return. After a community-wide search he was later found dead. Zakhe was 74 years old. The small...
by Masifundise | Nov 5, 2021 | Events, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
Masifundise hosted its first virtual launch for the Inland Fisheries Report and Documentary on the 28 October 2021. The event explored the challenges in enhancing the right to food, livelihoods and recognition for inland small-scale fishing (ISSF) communities. The...
by Masifundise | Oct 27, 2021 | Customary Rights, Events, Featured News, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods
Masifundise hosts the launch of its first report and documentary on Inland Fisheries! The report and the video explore the challenges that inland small-scale fishing communities face as a result of the lack of recognition for their livelihood activities, and the...
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....
