by Masifundise | Oct 26, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Job Advert for Masifundise’s EU Job Creation and Skills Development Project: Mid-Year Evaluation service provider. Masifundise, based in Cape Town supports fishing communities to mobilise, organise and become powerful actors at lobbying for equitable rights to marine...
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 | Oct 12, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Allocations, a diminishing basket and limitations on customary rights the main sticking points Small-scale fishers in the four coastal provinces are on a collision course with the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries over key issues relating to the...
by Masifundise | Oct 12, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Do not lose hope; follow the process through to its conclusion In August, the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) published the first list of verified fishers in the Northern Cape, which caused a lot of anxiety, disappointment and confusion amongst...
by Masifundise | Oct 5, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
A small-scale fisher from Keurtjieskloof along the Vanderkloof Dam in the Northern Cape writes about the lives and struggles of the fisherfolk. Masifundise and Coastal Links South Africa are working with small-scale fishers in the area. I live behind the hill There...
