by Masifundise | Dec 4, 2024 | climate change, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
For many rural fishing communities, freshwater fishing in rivers and dams is a primary livelihood, enabling them to secure essential needs such as food, clothing, and school fees while upholding basic human rights. However, inland small-scale fishers in South Africa...
by Masifundise | Dec 4, 2024 | climate change, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
The first case presented at Masifundise and Coastal Links Fisher People’s Tribunal, titled “The Broken Promises of the SSF Policy,” was key in highlighting the ongoing rights violations faced by small-scale fishers. Despite years of marginalisation under...
by Masifundise | Nov 5, 2024 | climate change, Coastal Links, Customary Rights, Featured News, Human Rights, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Media Statements, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
For immediate release 5 November 2024 From 23-25 October 2024, Masifundise and Coastal Links hosted the largest Fisher People’s Conference of the past decade, bringing together over 85 fisher representatives from coastal and inland communities across South Africa,...
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 | Feb 28, 2024 | climate change, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 22 February, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s (DFFE) national inland fisheries hosted a roundtable in Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal. The meeting provided a platform for inland small-scale fishers in the area to discuss issues around access to the...
by Masifundise | Nov 1, 2023 | Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 28 September, Masifundise held an online launch for its third research report and short documentary on inland fisheries. Both form part of a three-year series of research reports and film documentaries produced by Masifundise on Inland Fisheries in South Africa....
