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South African authorities recorded a sharp rise in the number of rhino poachings in the region as nearly 500 animals were killed last year.
Taxpayers’ pain has its roots set in a history that the finance minister could not overcome
In business, the million-dollar question is how to get people to buy stuff. But in wildlife conservation, the challenge is: how do we get people to not buy stuff? How do we bring down demand for fur, ivory and rhino horns? Today on the show, the story of a business trying to make lab-grown rhino horns and the backlash that followed. Check out more of Juliana Kim's reporting for NPR here. Related: Supply, demand, extinction (Apple / Spotify) Rhino Bonds Shooting Bambi to Save Mother Nature For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple ...
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The African National Congress (ANC) has suspended former South African President Jacob Zuma ahead of the country's national elections.