Fishing rights allocations has been
a sour spot for the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
In January Public Protector Thuli
Mandonsela investigated allegations that fishing rights were unfairly
awarded.
The department has in recent weeks
been in talks with fisherman regarding these fishing rights allocations. Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries Tina Joemat-Pettersson has announced several interventions to make
the allocation process easier, including extending the appeals period and
embarking on a listening exercise.
Ministerial Spokesperson Palesa
Mokomele said in order to accommodate all the applicants the Minister has
extended the deadline to the end of April this year.
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