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, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Fishing co-operatives from Kleinmond, Hawston, Hermanus and Buffelsjagbaai recently attended a workshop hosted by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform on 28 and 29 September 2016, to look at how to start their businesses, and how to manage their...
by Masifundise | Oct 5, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Small-scale fishers through-out South Africa whose names do not appear on the provisional verified fishers’ lists published for their communities must lodge appeals within the prescribed period of 30 days after the publication of the provisional list. Naseegh Jaffer,...
by Masifundise | Sep 29, 2016 | Discussion Papers, Latest News, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
The Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries released a provincial gazette on fishing rights allocation in the Northern Cape. The gazette, released on the 9 of September states that small-scale fishing rights will be valid for a period of three years with an...
by Masifundise | Sep 29, 2016 | Coastal Links, Discussion Papers, Latest News, Media Statements, Policy Process, Small-scale Fishing
Representatives of more than 4 000 small-scale fishers countrywide today took a unanimous decision to launch a mass campaign to secure their basic human rights. About 70 representatives from Coastal Links South Africa branches in more than 100 coastal communities...
