by Masifundise | Sep 29, 2017 | Coastal Links, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
On the 21st of September, Coastal Links KZN Provincial Executive Committee and a large number ol local members attended DAFF Imbizo in KwaSokhlu, KZN. The Imbizo, addressed by DAFF Minister Senzeni Zokwana and Deputy DG Siphokazi Ndudane, was strongly impacted...
by Masifundise | Mar 15, 2017 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process
A hard-fought struggle to have rights and traditional way of life restored for Langebaan fishers was pulled away from under fishers’ noses when the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) issued fishing permits with conditions for the 2017/2018...
by Masifundise | Mar 15, 2017 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Fishers in Langebaan are starting to feel like they are employed by the seals for free, with no salary and on top of it, they have to pay their own costs to get to work, according to Norton Dowries, vice chairperson of Coastal Links SA Langebaan Branch. Dowries said...
by Masifundise | Mar 15, 2017 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Events, Small-scale Fishing
“Let the children learn”, is what Christina Kopano, a CLSA leader from Mendwane will be embracing on Human Rights Day, March 21, 2017 when she takes children from Mendwane into the Dwesa Cwebe Marine Protected Area (MPA), in the Eastern Cape. Kopano has dedicated...
by Masifundise | Mar 8, 2017 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
When the small-scale fisheries policy (SSFP) comes into operation, fishers will be expected to manage their activities in business entities, as the policy will require fishers to form co-operatives. The creation of fishing cooperatives through which the SSFP will be...
by Masifundise | Mar 8, 2017 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Today, the world celebrates International Women’s Day to honour women and the numerous roles they play in our daily lives. As small-scale fishers we also take a special moment to remember Chandrika Sharma, an international Small-Scale Fishers (SSF) rights’...
