by Masifundise | Apr 27, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Small-scale Fishing
Vanderkloof fishers angry over blocking of access to dam Despite the local fishers at Vander Kloof Dam been given permission at the last Task Team Meeting in March to harvest their fish from the kraals at the dam, by the Ministry of Water and Sanitation (DWS), the...
by Masifundise | Apr 27, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
27 April celebrates the day when the first democratic election was held in South Africa in the year 1994. Today, on the 27 of April each year, South Africa celebrates Freedom Day to mark the liberation of our country and its people from a long period of colonialism...
by Masifundise | Feb 24, 2016 | Coastal Links, Media Statements, Small-scale Fishing
Activist Nico Waldeck, who has been a fieldworker at Masifundise for more than 10 years, is leaving Masifundise. “I have been involved with Masifundise since 2003,” he says. “I was recruited by the late Elise Petersen who was the fieldworker of Masifundise at the...
by Masifundise | Feb 24, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Small-scale Fishing
Gansbaai is a small fishing town on the south coast of the Western Cape and a popular tourist destination in the Overberg District Municipality. It is known for its dense population of great white sharks and as a whale watching location. It is also a town of fishers,...
by Masifundise | Feb 3, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Vanderkloof fishers have once again been harassed and intimidated by the local Vanderkloof Police officers over the festive season, after the Task Team set up by the Northern Cape Provincial Government to look into food security for the communities, decided that the...
