by Masifundise | Oct 2, 2023 | climate change, Discussion Papers, extractives, Featured News, Human Rights, Latest News, Media Statements, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook, Uncategorized
1 October 2023 PRESS STATEMENT Is this an environment minister applying her mind to care for the ocean? or Total madness? The last few days of September, ahead of the start of Marine Month in South Africa, left ocean defenders shocked and reeling in disbelief as...
by Masifundise | Aug 3, 2023 | Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On the 13 and 14 June 2023, the iSimangaliso Wetland Park held its quarterly meeting with small-scale fishers from the surrounding areas in St Lucia, Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN). During the meeting, small-scale fishers from Coastal links KZN took the opportunity to raise...
by Masifundise | Aug 3, 2023 | Customary Rights, Discussion Papers, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 29 May 2023, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) organised a meeting in the Eastern Cape to address issues of harassment and criminalization in fishing communities, with a focus on the shooting incident in Mpume in December 2022....
by Masifundise | Aug 3, 2023 | Customary Rights, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, MPAs, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
Fishing Community Profile: KwaMazambane KwaMazambane, commonly referred to as Mazambane, is a small village situated in the uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The Mazambane community has endured a history of dispossession, with their forced...
by Masifundise | Aug 3, 2023 | Discussion Papers, Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
The Western Cape Small-scale Fishing (SSF) rights allocation process is nearing completion. The final phase involves SSF communities registering their cooperatives. This will finalize the rights allocation process for all four coastal provinces in South Africa...
by Masifundise | Aug 3, 2023 | Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Human Rights, Inland Fisheries, Inland fishing policy, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 14 June 2023, Masifundise hosted a roundtable meeting together with the inland small-scale fishers (SSF) from Venterstad and official representatives from the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA). The roundtable forms part of a series of engagements with...
