by Masifundise | Mar 15, 2017 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Fishers in Langebaan are starting to feel like they are employed by the seals for free, with no salary and on top of it, they have to pay their own costs to get to work, according to Norton Dowries, vice chairperson of Coastal Links SA Langebaan Branch. Dowries said...
by Masifundise | Mar 15, 2017 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Events, Small-scale Fishing
“Let the children learn”, is what Christina Kopano, a CLSA leader from Mendwane will be embracing on Human Rights Day, March 21, 2017 when she takes children from Mendwane into the Dwesa Cwebe Marine Protected Area (MPA), in the Eastern Cape. Kopano has dedicated...
by Masifundise | Mar 8, 2017 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Today, the world celebrates International Women’s Day to honour women and the numerous roles they play in our daily lives. As small-scale fishers we also take a special moment to remember Chandrika Sharma, an international Small-Scale Fishers (SSF) rights’...
by Masifundise | Mar 8, 2017 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
The positive impact of fishing co-operatives to the livelihoods of fishers in Doring Bay and Lamberts Bay were shared between fishers from the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, who met in Lamberts Bay in an Exchange Programme this week. The exchange visit saw 14 Coastal...
by Masifundise | Mar 1, 2017 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Masifundise is seriously concerned about the state of the Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) sector and the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF). Masifundise is saying that when the policy is eventually implemented, the resources to stock the baskets for...
