President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reply to PETA’s allegations
29 January 2021 HUNTING INDUSTRY KEY TO ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION CYRIL RAMAPHOSA In November 2020 the activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) released what it claimed was an expose detailing the involvement of Phala Phala Wildlife in the trophy hunting industry. By virtue of my ownership of Phala Phala Wildlife, PETA sought to generate negative publicity for and cause embarrassment to the office of the President and to the country. A number of unsubstantiated allegations were made against Phala Phala and me personally. PETA subsequently attempted to garner greater international coverage for its alleged expose in [...]