riaan-aucamp – The Mail & Guardian

/ 31 October 2007

Cosatu to approach court in abalone fishing row

The Congress of South African Trade Unions said on Tuesday it would approach the Cape High Court on Wednesday for an interdict to stop the government from implementing an abalone fishing ban that would impact on poor fishing communities.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 26 October 2007

Fishermen ‘bewildered’ by new perlemoen ban

Traditional fishermen and coastal communities are confused and bewildered by the perlemoen ban, the Masifundise Development Trust said on Friday. It was reacting to the Cabinet announcement on Thursday that all wild perlemoen harvesting will be suspended indefinitely from the end of this month.

By Staff Reporter