by Masifundise | Mar 12, 2021 | Events, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy is to approach the High Court to review and set aside the process of awarding small-scale fishing rights in the Western Cape. This decision was based on the outcomes of an audit for the implementation process...
by Masifundise | Mar 12, 2021 | Featured News, Food Sovereignty, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
Masifundise is working on a project together with the Institute for Poverty, Land, and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) that is aiming to understand the impacts of COVID-19 and the associated regulations and restrictions on food systems in Africa. As part of this project,...
by Masifundise | Feb 27, 2021 | Food Sovereignty, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods
Small-scale fishing communities across South Africa have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated lockdown restrictions. Masifundise, with the support of Open Society Foundation, conducted an awareness roadshow in Sept-Dec 2020 to distribute PPEs, to...
by Masifundise | Feb 19, 2021 | Events, Featured News, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 11 February 2021, Masifundise hosted a roundtable on the current implementation of the small-scale fishery policy (SSPF). This roundtable brought together role players and stake holders that had been instrumental in the drafting of the policy. The promulgation of...
by Masifundise | Feb 19, 2021 | Featured News, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
Masifundise has joined the broad-based movement of the Peoples Vaccine Campaign. This campaign that is endorsed by over 500 organisations and individuals looks at the equitable access and distribution of the vaccines in South Africa. It also aims to dispel the myths...
by Masifundise | Feb 19, 2021 | Featured News, Inland Fisheries, Latest News, Sustainable Livelihoods, The Hook
On 27 January 2021 the Northern Cape was hit by cyclone Eloise. This cyclone left carnage in its path, uprooting trees, destroying roads and threatening the livelihoods of inland fishers in Gariep, Vanderkloof, Norvalspont, Venterstad and Oviston. The overflowing of...
