Cabinet approves inland fishing policy

by | 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....

Masifundise and Coastal Links pen down their objections with the Ocean Economy Master Plan

by | Jul 16, 2021 | Coastal Links, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook

Masifundise Development Trust (Masifundise) and Coastal Links South Africa (CLSA) note with concern that the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment (DFFE) is finalising the development of a National Oceans Economy Master Plan. The Master Plan is...

Concerns over IMP content and process continue to be ignored by Isimangaliso

by | Jun 8, 2021 | Customary Rights, Events, Featured News, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook

Masifundise, Durban Urban Futures Unit, the Coastal Justice Network from One Ocean Hub at Rhodes and University of Cape Town and community representatives from several Kosi Bay and Nibela communities, have tabled a letter to the Isimangaliso Wetland Authority on the...