#PODCAST After ongoing negotiations, subsistence fisherman in Durban have been granted free fishing licenses #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - After two years of negotiation with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment affairs, around 500 subsistence fishermen in Durban have been granted free fishing licenses in a pilot project. Traditionally, subsistence fisherman with-out jobs were denied the opportunity to fish with-out a license and sell fish as a means of attaining livelihood. South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA) spokesperson - Desmond D'Sa urges people to attend meetings in order to expand this pilot project through different communities...