by Masifundise | Dec 8, 2022 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 1 November Masifundise hosted a Women’s Assembly at our National Strategic Forum. This assembly was intended to give women a platform to discuss the challenges of women participating in small-scale fishing and broader social issues facing fishing communities. Women...
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 20, 2022 | Coastal Links, Customary Rights, Events, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, 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. Now, the process to verify...
by Masifundise | Apr 8, 2022 | Coastal Links, Customary Rights, Featured News, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Latest News, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
In March Masifundise hosted a roundtable in the coastal and inland fishing communities of Mazambane, Mtubatuba and Jozini in KwaZulu- Natal. These roundtables presented an important moment for small-scale fishers to engage with various stakeholders in their local...
by Masifundise | Mar 1, 2022 | Coastal Links, Customary Rights, Events, extractives, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
Media statement To: All media Issued by: Masifundise Development Trust Date: 1 March 2022 Subject: Searcher Seismic loses bid to appeal interdict halting seismic blasting in the West Coast Today, in a momentous victory for small-scale fishing communities, the...
by Masifundise | Feb 23, 2022 | Coastal Links, extractives, Human Rights, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
Media alert To: All media Issued by: Masifundise Development Trust Date: 23 February 2022 Subject: West Coast Small-scale fishing communities, Coastal Links, Masifundise and other organisations return to Western Cape High Court to protest against seismic...
