The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will tomorrow and Wednesday hold public hearings on transformation in the fishing sector.
The hearings will assess the following:
- Current status of transformation in the fisheries sector within the developmental agenda of the country
- Draft Fisheries Charter, which provides the framework to address the inequities prevalent in the fisheries sector
- The way in which current initiatives in the sector empower black South Africans to partake in fisheries activities and enterprises along the entire sector value chain.
Details of the hearings are as follows:
Dates: 14 and 15 June 2011
Venue: Committee Room E249
Time: 09h00
Enquiries:
Mava Lukani
Tel: 021 403 8738
Fax: 021 403 3931
Cell: 072 589 9355
E-mail: mlukani@parliament.gov.za
Source: Parliament of South Africa
