Fishing

St Lucia fishers take government to court

Celempilo Mduli was shot dead by rangers while fishing at night. Five years later, his family is still seeking answers.

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Feature | 14 January 2026

Botched permits spoil start to crayfish season

West Coast small-scale fishers demand answers from fisheries department

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News | 11 December 2025

In photos: How fishers live on the Olifants River

The Ebenhaeser community hope to be at the centre of South African mullet fishing

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Photo Essay | 10 November 2025

In photos: Fishers battle to survive strict quotas

“Die blou see is onse oesland” (the blue sea is our harvest land)

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Photo Essay | 20 October 2025

Let them eat kreef!

New season’s crayfish catch allocation is up almost 60%

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News | 16 October 2025

Shell’s Wild Coast seismic blasting case goes to the Concourt

Communities and environmental groups will challenge a Supreme Court of Appeal order allowing Shell to apply to renew oil exploration

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Law | 12 September 2025

In 10 years, there may be no more of these penguins

But protecting African Penguins’ food supply could reverse their decline, scientists say

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Feature | 6 June 2025

Battle looms over abalone quota

Commercial permit holders worried about plan to give quotas to small-scale fishers

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News | 13 May 2025

Fight over fish in Lesotho’s Katse Dam

Local fishers say they are arrested and beaten up but authorities deny this

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Feature | 22 April 2025