by Masifundise | May 16, 2025 | Coastal Links, Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Latest News, Media Statements, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
To: All media Issued by: Masifundise Development Trust Date: 16 May 2025 Subject: Masifundise Welcomes Eastern Cape SSF Summit, Urges DFFE to Tackle Longstanding Challenges Masifundise Development Trust is a non-profit organisation advocating for social, economic,...
by Masifundise | Apr 22, 2025 | climate change, Coastal Links, Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, Events, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Media Statements, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
To: All media Issued by: Masifundise Development Trust Date: 22 April 2025 Subject: Masifundise and Coastal Links’ online launch of the South Africa Fisher People Tribunal Jury Verdict On 12-14 August 2024, Masifundise and Coastal Links, hosted the Fisher...
by Masifundise | Nov 13, 2024 | Coastal Links, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
For immediate release 13 November 2024 Masifundise and 12 small-scale fishing cooperatives from the Western Cape and Northern Cape calls on the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) to extend the exemption allowing small-scale fishers (SSFs) to...
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 | May 17, 2024 | Coastal Links, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Media Statements, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
For immediate release 17 May 2024 On Friday, 17 May 2024 Masifundise will be at the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein supporting Eastern Cape Coastal Links small-scale fishers who are applicants in the Shell case. Wild coast communities and supporting...
by Masifundise | Feb 21, 2024 | Coastal Links, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
The small-scale fishing (SSF) communities of South Africa express deep dissatisfaction with the allocation provided to the SSF sector by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE). The current allocation falls notably short of the commitments...