Short Form Announcement for the Year Ended 30 June 2021 Italtile LimitedShare code: ITEISIN: ZAE000099123Registration number: 1955/000558/06Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa(‘Italtile’ or ‘the Group’ or ‘the Company’) SHORT FORM ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021 – System-wide turnover up 25% to R11,6 billion (2020: R9,3 billion)– Trading profit up 70% to […]
Zoos in the city, which were closed due to a pandemic-induced lockdown in April, are open to visitors from today. However, the zoos only received fewer visitors on day one and they ensured that COVID-19 protocols were followed by staff and visitors. Although the state government has already issued the order to reopen all zoos […]
Marsha R., from Baton Rouge, sent in a collection of memorable sayings seen on T-shirts. Unfortunately, the most current is this observation: “Everything happens for a reason Sometimes the reason is You are stupid and Make bad choices “ Coffee of yesteryear Mike Whatley, from Cedar Park, Texas, says, “Linda Dalferes’ Saturday story of her […]
World-renowned street artist birdO Over the past decade, he has brought nature to the city with breathtaking murals found across Canada and around the world. He is currently working with WWF-Canada to protect his beloved nature. WWF-Canada’s Wildest Ride Contest. The grand prize winner will drive a unique electric vehicle by painting custom wildlife-inspired artwork […]
TEHRAN – A plan to conserve Persian fallow deer and red deer is underway in the forests of Arasbaran in the northwestern province of eastern Azerbaijan, the head of the provincial environment department said. Plans to restore the maral (Iranian red deer) as an extinct animal species began in eastern Azerbaijan in 1991 and 7 […]
(MENAFN – Colombo Gazette) In the Chinese mind, Africa is a backward continent that must be exploited for its natural resources and used as a platform to give Chinese companies the opportunity to invest and create more useful infrastructure to china as the host country. Kenya is a classic example of an African nation that […]
coronavirus, Like everywhere in Canberra, the National Zoo is very different this week with the wildlife staff locked in while the ACT is locked down. Several key wildlife and maintenance staff took refuge in the area, spending nights away from friends and family tending to the animals. Closed to the public since the start of […]
TODAY marks exactly one year of repayment of the same amount on commercial bank loans. This is also unlikely to change as the Bank of Namibia (BoN) yesterday kept the repo rate at 3.75%. The bank’s governor, Johannes! Gawaxab, made the announcement just months before the end of his 18-month stay at the bank. It […]
Ohio Wildlife Officer Ryan Donnelly has been assigned to Athens County, according to the Wildlife Division of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Prior to his move, Donnelly served in Washington and Cuyahoga counties after graduating from Wildlife Officer Academy in 2014. The move represents a homecoming for Alexander High School graduate Donnelly. In 2012, […]
Silk Way West Airlines has signed an interline agreement with Astral Aviation with the aim of offering destinations in Africa. The two freight operators will use Dubai World Central as a transit point for freight transferred between the two airlines. Astral will connect Dubai to Nairobi where freight can then be transferred to / from […]
Another LSU tiger is all vaxed – and that’s “The” tiger. LSU’s live tiger mascot Mike VII received his first COVID-19 vaccine on July 16 and received his second shot on Friday. Her vet, Dr David Baker, administered the vaccine that was given by Zoetis. The company is donating more than 11,000 doses of its […]
Reuters reports that following the attack of the disease first detected in China in 2018, production has returned to normal years’ levels, but its bases need to be strengthened to ensure the security of supplies, said the government in a political document. The minimum sow inventory will not be less than 40 million head over […]
On August 3, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) sent a petition to the Secretary of the Interior and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that uses the current COVID-19 pandemic to justify a ban on the importation of all wild mammals and nearly all birds, including […]
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WKRN) – The Nashville Zoo has welcomed Felix the Sumatran Tiger in hopes that someday soon they will be welcoming baby tigers as well. Felix and Frances are one of the zoo’s newest duos. Although they are a lovely couple, they don’t spend a lot of time together. One of the zoo’s carnivore […]
Maryland Conservation Corps MNR Graduates Class of 2021 August 6, 2021 Photo by Stephen Badger, Maryland Department of Natural Resources the Maryland Department of Natural Resources honored 29 members of the 2020-2021 Maryland Conservation Corps during their graduation program on August 5. The ceremony commemorated members’ completion of 10 months of professional training, conservation and […]
Woburn Safari Park has welcomed a new Somali wild donkey foal, which the keepers named Vusumuzi. The young male – born July 11 to mom Tawa and dad Quentin – suckled and got up a few hours after birth. Vusumuzi, named to honor the species’ African heritage, wasted no time exploring its new surroundings under […]
The Kansas City Zoo will begin vaccinating its great apes and big cats against COVID-19 to protect animals and caregivers from the disease as its variants continue to spread in the metro area, the zoo said Thursday. The animals that will receive the vaccine – chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, lions, tigers, cheetahs and leopards – are […]
Tunisia never ceases to amaze… Indeed, as the country turns in circles, and political vicissitudes punctuate its daily life, it has just repaid a bond loan with an American guarantee in the amount of 500 million dollars, contracted on August 5, 2016 It is the second of its kind and of the same amount, in […]
Denker Capital’s Kokkie kooyman, an expert banking analyst and one of South Africa‘s top investment specialists, joined the BizNews Power Hour to weigh in on the impact of events that unfolded over the past month. Kooyman delivered valuable insight and bittersweet news regarding the burden on the public insurer Sasria is now due to the […]
Emmanuel Koro Why should rural African communities coexisting with wildlife and receiving no benefit from it care about the conservation of wildlife that damages their crops, kills their livestock, their loved ones and destroys their property? This is the key wildlife conservation question that all African states had to answer when they took over from […]
BLAIR Drummond Safari Park has been cleared of welfare allegations after a four-month investigation into animal deaths. The owners of the attractions have been the subject of a “serious” investigation after a series of deaths on the reserve, near Stirling. 2 Blair Drummond Safari Park was cleared of animal welfare allegationsCredit: The Scottish Sun 2 […]
On Saturday July 10, 2021, Riya unusually turned down her dinner. For Sarah Huse, Carnivore Supervisor, that meant the Sumatran tiger birthing process had begun. Aubrey Bulkeley of KLCC reports that two baby tigers born at Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon, are contributing to conservation efforts. From that evening until the next morning, the staff […]
Gary Nagle, CEO, Glencore REQUEST During a press conference what his successor might look like, Ivan Glasenberg replied: “I hope he looks like me.” It was a joke anticipated by Gary Nagle, CEO of Glencore since July, a company that prefers continuity to novelty. Nagle may not be Glasenberg’s double, but he is certainly a […]
One-third of white-tailed deer in the northeastern United States developed antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, indicating they had been infected in some way, according to a study. White-tailed deer have been exposed to coronavirus | Photo: Wikipedia One-third of white-tailed deer in the northeastern United States developed antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, indicating they had been infected in some […]
BALTIMORE – The National Aquarium opened in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor in August 1981, primarily focused on attracting tourists. But, he has given and continues to give visitors a face to face experience with nature and what it means to protect it. “You really see the incredible power of these animals and how complex and just […]