by Masifundise | Nov 21, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing, Uncategorized
On November 21, Masifundise Development Trust and Coastal Links South Africa, celebrates World Fisheries Day with fishing communities all over the world, to celebrate the formation of the World Forum of Fisher People, an organisation that puts the struggles of fishing...
by Masifundise | Aug 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Opinion Nosipho Singiswa The conservation of natural resources should not discriminate against indigenous resource users. The protection, management and preservation of the natural resource are vital to the natural ecosystem, but should not be implemented in a way...
by Masifundise | Dec 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Masifundise and Coastal Links South Africa’s newsletter, Fishers Net, has been printed and is on its way to more than 90 fishing communities around the country. FishersNet is scheduled to appear four times and year and is published in English, Zulu, Afrikaans and...
by Masifundise | Sep 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Mthatha High Court last month postponed a case for the sentencing of three Dwesa Cwebe fishermen for the murder of a ranger. The three Mendwane residents were earlier convicted of killing the ranger who himself killed a fisherman in the Dwesa-Cwebe Marine...
by Masifundise | Aug 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
The government’s statement that some of our fish stocks are about to collapse, is based on an economic agenda, instead of scientific data. This is the view of Christian Adams, national chairperson of Coastal Links South Africa (CLSA), reacting to a report tabled in...
by Masifundise | May 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Hook speaks to Solene Smith, chairperson of the Langebaan branch of Coastal Links South Africa. A decade ago, several small-scale fishing communities embarked on collective action that changed the course of fisheries in South Africa. The exclusion of the sector...
