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 | Sep 30, 2015 | Discussion Papers, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
FISHERS from Kwazulu Natal fear that the implementation of the Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) Policy will be delayed, because the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has yet to appoint a service provider. Lindani Ngubane, Masifundise Fieldworker in...
by Masifundise | Sep 16, 2015 | Discussion Papers, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
“Interim Relief highly problematic for everyone” Small-scale fishers need to organise themselves and get themselves ready for the implementation of the small-scale fishing policy (SSFP), and focus less on Interim Relief (IR), if they wish to find solutions for many of...
by Masifundise | Jul 22, 2015 | Discussion Papers, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
The World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) is demanding that there be compensation for the families of more than 600 Indian fishermen killed by the Sri Lankan navy since 1984. This was one of the issues that emerged from the WFFP’s meeting in Pondicherry, India last...
by Masifundise | Jun 24, 2015 | Discussion Papers, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Plan to empower fishers for work opportunities Masifundise and Coastal Links South Africa are embarking on a project that aims to create 2 000 jobs in 20 fishing communities, over the next three years. The project will take place as the long awaited Small-Scale...
