Condolences for E Cape Black Fishers' Association Chair

Published date27 May 2022
Publication titleSouth African Official News

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Barbara Creecy, has expressed her sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Eastern Cape Black Fishers' Association Chair, Xola Ngcangca, who was murdered on Wednesday night.

Ngcangca was shot dead outside his KwaDwesi home in Gqeberha.

'The murder of a man who was working towards improving the lives of especially small-scale fishers is a shock to all within the fishing community,' Creecy said.

'Ngcangca was committed to transformation of the fishing sector, and fought for the protection of the rights of fishers at all levels.

'His contribution to a sector...

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