by Masifundise | Sep 28, 2022 | Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On the 5 September, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) announced that the Western Cape High Court has reviewed and set aside the 2016-2019 process of verification of Small-scale Fishers in the Western Cape province. Last year, Forestry,...
by Masifundise | Sep 28, 2022 | climate change, Customary Rights, Events, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook, WFFP
On 2-3 September, Masifundise as part of the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) attended the SSF Summit hosted by Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy. This summit facilitated dialogue between SSF social...
by Masifundise | Sep 28, 2022 | climate change, Coastal Links, Customary Rights, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
From the 28 August to 2 September 2022, Masifundise hosted its second youth activist school in Kleinmond, Western Cape. The winter school comprised of youth members from the small-scale fishing communities in Northern Cape and Western Cape, as well as Coastal Links...
by Masifundise | Sep 28, 2022 | Discussion Papers, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 8th September, small-scale fishers from Arniston had their homes raided by the South African Police Service (SAPS) and other local authority agencies. This raid came after the local fisherfolk failed to fit their boats and vessels with a Department mandated Vessel...
by Masifundise | Sep 28, 2022 | Customary Rights, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
Fishing Community Profile: Kosi Bay Kosi Bay is a series of four interlinked lakes located in the Umkhanyakude District, KwaZulu-Natal. It also forms part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site in the province. The four lakes that make up Kosi Bay are...
by Masifundise | Sep 28, 2022 | climate change, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 1 September, the High Court in Makhanda ruled against Shell’s exploration right to conduct seismic surveys on the Wild Coast of South Africa. The court ruled that Shell’s oil and gas exploration right was granted unlawfully. The case sought to examine the...
