S2 E7 - The Weekly News 12-08-2021 with Simon Borchert & Shannon Elizabeth
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Peter Borchert is in studio! Shell loses deal in Cambo but continues with the controversial seismic surveys in South Africa. Meanwhile, a French company Visio Terra finds evidence of over 18,000 oil slicks off Africa’s west coast and the Niger Delta continues to suffer an oil spill that has been active since 5 November. When will corporations be held accountable for the continued negligence? Unresolved land claims continue in Kruger National Park. Elle Magazine bans any advertising or content that includes animal furs. Seems late, but none the less we welcome the move. A new conservation tourism platform launches to assist with the directing of global aid to communities at risk due to Covid-19. Trophy hunting remains under pressure in the UK, but what are the implications if banned? A recent news report suggests that for US$45k, you can hunt a captive bred tiger in  Africa. Cameroon sends in the military to protect their threatened elephants. 
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