‘“It is our responsibility as RBOs to avoid conflict, uncertainty and mistrust because the people might just stop trusting the Commissions.’

A “benefit sharing” approach to managing Southern Africa’s river basins promises to accomplish nothing less than to make more water.

After the Zambezi River rose and swallowed their homes in 2008, the villagers of Mbeta Island have learned to fear their home.

Zambia created a new Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development in 2009 with a view to raising the profile and resources available to the livestock sector.

No answers for South African fishermen denied access to the sea.

Worldwide there are less than one million people employed by the big fisheries sector, but it is estimated that the artisanal sector employs 50 million people.