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....
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
In August 2023, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment’s (DFFE) National Inland Fisheries team held a roundtable meeting with the Jozini community. Later in September, they conducted another roundtable discussion with the Gariep and Vanderkloof inland...
by Masifundise | Aug 3, 2023 | Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 14 June 2023, Masifundise hosted a roundtable meeting together with the inland small-scale fishers (SSF) from Venterstad and official representatives from the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA). The roundtable forms part of a series of engagements with...
by Masifundise | Jun 2, 2023 | climate change, Customary Rights, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 22 March, Masifundise hosted a webinar to launch the monitoring report, Turning the Tide Towards the Realisation of Small-Scale Fishing Rights which highlights the realisation of the human rights of small-scale fishers (SFF) in South Africa. This report is the...
by Masifundise | Jun 2, 2023 | climate change, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
From the 13-17 March 2023, Masifundise hosted its first inland fisheries youth activist school in Johannesburg. The school comprised of youth members from inland fishing communities in Vanderkloof, Gariep and Jozini. During the week, participants explored the various...
by Masifundise | Mar 2, 2023 | Discussion Papers, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
In December last year, the Venterstad Magistrate Court dismissed trespassing charges against Norvalspont inland small-scale fishers. In November 2022, three inland fishers from Norvalspont were charged with “unlawfully entering or remaining in a special nature reserve...
