Tag: DAFF
International illegal wildlife trade operation yields good returns
South Africa contributed materially to a global operation led by Interpol aimed at cracking down on a range of wildlife crimes.
The South...
Rhino poaching lessons to be applied to abalone
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana has enlisted the assistance of his Cabinet colleague tasked with overseeing environmental matters in efforts...
Agricultural sector crime acknowledged by government
The government department tasked with overseeing South Africa's agricultural sector acknowledges problems with criminal acts notably attacks, murders and stock theft and...
Fisheries control officers nab abalone poachers
Fisheries control officers from the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) arrested more than forty suspected poachers of marine living resources...
DAFF clamps down on illicit trade of marine resources
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has reiterated its call to all communities to work together to curb poaching and...
DAFF uses diplomatic channels to return funds held abroad
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) Minister Senzeni Zokwana says the department will be triggering its diplomatic channels and legal remedies to have...
Minister Zokwana denies bribery allegations
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana has refuted media reports on bribery allegations against him.
According to a City Press article published...
Fisheries officials to undergo state security clearance
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana says all officials of the Fisheries Management Branch will be subjected to state security clearance...
R30 million poached abalone confiscated in W Cape
Joint efforts between the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), SAPS and custom officials have led to the confiscation of R30...
Fisheries officials training will benefit Operation Phakisa
Law enforcement and peace officer (LEPO) training for the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) fisheries management branch is underway thanks...
Impounded foreign fishing trawlers still in East London harbour
The owners of four foreign registered fishing trawlers impounded by a joint task force that included SA Navy platforms have paid fines...
Navy plays major role in impounding 600 tons of squid and...
The three foreign fishing vessels, escorted into East London harbour earlier this week by the SA Navy replenishment vessel and the DAFF...
SAMSA to take control of DAFF vessel fleet
The South African Maritime Safety Authority's (SAMSA's) Special Marine Projects Division will at the end of this month take over the Department...
DAFF vessel Ellen Khuzwayo back at sea
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' research vessel Ellen Khuzwayo is back at sea after a seven-month layup.
Since being back at...
Optimised patrol vessels add punch to fight against maritime crime
Piracy, drug smuggling and human trafficking have been going on right under our noses. Illegal and unregulated fishing persists, as does oil pollution. But...
Optimised patrol vessels add punch to fight against maritime crime
The company was contracted to restore six Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' vessels to patrole South African waters.Piracy, drug smuggling and human trafficking...
DAFF vessel fleet to be fully operational soon
Three of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' patrol and research vessels are set to be back at sea within a...
Majority of DAFF fleet back at sea
The majority of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' six patrol vessels are back at sea and patrolling South Africa's Exclusive...
DA calls for Joemat-Pettersson to be removed from office for patrol...
The Democratic Alliance has called on President Jacob Zuma to take action against Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) minister Tina...
DAFF fleet still in Simon’s town
Despite the expiration of an agreement for the Navy to operate the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) research and patrol...
Navy contract for DAFF fleet “will not be extended”
The "acquisition" of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) vessels has cost the Navy about R21 million in the 11...
DAFF ships set to leave Navy
With six weeks to go before a decision on the future management of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) fleet...
Something fishy in the Navy
The Navy, in common with other SA National Defence Force arms of service, is facing ever increasing demands for its services but...
Navy surprised by poor condition of fisheries patrol vessels
The poor condition of the fisheries research and patrol vessels taken over by the South African Navy has meant is has taken...
DAFF fleet to be operational in October
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' fleet of state-owned maritime patrol vessels will be operational in October, as the South African...
Veil of secrecy over marine safety?
Opposition Democratic Alliance party Shadow Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Pieter van Dalen, is asking whether a veil of secrecy...
Maiden trip down south for Agulhas II
The new polar research vessel SA Agulhas II embarked on a 26 day shakedown cruise to the edge of the ice shelf...
Progress being made on fisheries research vessels
The SA Navy has released further details of the progress it is making in operating the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries'...
DAFF fleet registered as naval vessels, being removed from SAMSA register
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' research and patrol vessels have been registered as naval vessels and are being removed from...
Navy puts DAFF’s Africana to sea
A Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) ship has sailed from Simon's Town on a sea fisheries patrol with a South...
SA Navy may extend management of state-owned maritime patrol vessels
The South African Navy may continue to manage the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' maritime patrol vessels longer than a year,...
Sekunjalo out of bid to manage marine patrol fleet
The Sekunjalo Consortium, which had been the preferred bidder for a R800 million tender to police South Africa's marine resources for five...
