by Masifundise | Sep 10, 2021 | Coastal Links, extractives, Featured News, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
The impact of Cofferdam mining on communities was the subject of a two-day workshop hosted by Masifundise and One Ocean Hub in Port Nolloth earlier this month. The purpose of the workshop was to undertake a community-based assessment of the Cofferdam mining in the...
by Masifundise | Aug 28, 2021 | Coastal Links, Featured News, Latest News, MPAs, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
A webinar hosted by the University of Western Cape (UWC) conducted by Professor Monieba Isaacs addressed the challenges facing coastal women in the South African blue economy. A further challenge for these women was dealing with the effects of COVID-19. The webinar’s...
by Masifundise | Aug 23, 2021 | Featured News, Human Rights, Latest News, Media Statements, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
23 August 2021 For immediate release Masifundise has learnt with total dismay and shock at the continued harassment and criminalisation of legitimate small-scale fishing rights holders in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal. On 18 August 2021 a group of small-scale fishers...
by Masifundise | Aug 14, 2021 | Coastal Links, Latest News, The Hook
Family, friends and comrades gathered in Arniston on Sunday 8 August 2021 to bid a final farewell to activist and leader Danny Europa who succumbed to Covid-19 at the beginning of the month. 52-year-old Europa was born in Arniston and has lived there all his life. He...
by Masifundise | Aug 14, 2021 | Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
Masifundise welcomes the news that on Wednesday 4 August, Cabinet adopted the National Freshwater (Inland) Wild Capture Fisheries’ Policy. The policy, which has been in the making since 2017, will provide an efficient regulatory regime for the inland fisheries sector....
by Masifundise | Jul 16, 2021 | Coastal Links, Featured News, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, The Hook
The third wave of the Coronavirus is sweeping through the small-scale fishing communities of the West Coast and claiming many lives. According to the province’s Covid-19 dashboard, Matzikama Municipality currently has 134 active cases and Doringbaai accounts for 42%...
