by Masifundise | Jul 20, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
The small-scale fisheries policy registration and verification process in KwaZulu/Natal (KZN), the last of the four coastal provinces to be registered, is on track and the last six communities will be visited from now until the end of the month. This is according to...
by Masifundise | Jun 15, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Amagagasontshintsho are merely data capturers for the Small-Scale Fisheries Policy in Kwazulu Natal. That was the message relayed to the community of Mthwalume in KwaZulu/Natal by Abongile Gongqwa, of the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF),...
by Masifundise | Jun 15, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Eastern Cape fishers will have a final opportunity to get registered and verified in the coming week, which will qualify them for small-scale fishing rights. Only fishers who are registered and verified can form part of a community legal entity through which...
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 13, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
EU project linked to SSF policy implementation Masifundise entered into a contract with the European Union (EU) last year for a project that entails empowerment and job creation in twenty fishing communities across the country. The project forms part of the advocacy...