by Masifundise | Mar 15, 2017 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process
A hard-fought struggle to have rights and traditional way of life restored for Langebaan fishers was pulled away from under fishers’ noses when the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) issued fishing permits with conditions for the 2017/2018...
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 | Nov 2, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Small-scale fishes across the Western Cape Province want to make their voices heard so that the small-scale fisheries policy can be properly implemented. On November 8, there will be community action in Kleinmond, Hout Bay, Paternoster and Lamberts Bay. In Kleinmond...
by Masifundise | Oct 24, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Many fishers to appeal the outcome Small-Scale Fishers in the Western Cape are up in arms over the ‘Western Cape Registration and Verification Results’ List of the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), and in many small towns on the West and South...
by Masifundise | Sep 29, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
The first list of verified fishers have been released by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on August 26, and on all accounts it seemed not have been favourable towards hundreds of fishers from the Northern Cape towns of Port Nolloth and...
