PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma has rallied to the defence of the country’s hunting industry‚ which he says generates over R1bn per year.Delivering the opening address at the 17th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) in Johannesburg‚ Zuma said natural resources did not only sustain livelihoods of communities.They were also critical in promoting economic development‚ he told delegates.Examples of this included the lawful trade in wildlife‚ including the practice of hunting‚ which was criticised by many."The hunting sector in South Africa generates well over R1bn a year‚" Zuma stated.Zuma said South Africa was fully behind the COP17 conference because it was committed to conservation which contributed significantly to socio-economic development of poor and rural communities."The sustainable use of the country’s indigenous biological resources is fundamental to the development of South Africa’s econ...
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