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On the hunt: Adri Kritzhoff, chief executive of the Professional Hunters Association of South Africa and professional hunter Tavi Fragoso at the Iwamanzi Game Reserve in Koster. Photo: Stefan Heunis/AFP
BAN ON TROPHY IMPORTS

What is with man’s obsession with hunting animals?

Far from the blessed slaughter of an animal or hunting wild boar for sport, opinions on trophy hunting range from adventure and narcissism to genetics

  • Ozayr Patel
7 min read
Animal-friendly: Cells from an animal are taken and kept under the same conditions, 37°C, given nutrients, amino acids and sugars. The product can be shaped into patties, bacon or fish fillets. Photo: Gregor Rohrig
ANIMALS

In 24 months you will be able to buy lab-grown meat

Cultivated meat producers could run into the same legislative hurdles as the manufacturers of plant-based meat alternatives

  • Anathi Madubela
6 min read