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SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c
Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair?
Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform.
SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam
Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r
Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p
SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha
Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in
Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a
SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for
Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont
Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf

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Pirelli makes quiet tyres for Audi, noise reduced by 50%

SILENCE ... Pirelli has developed new tyres for the Audi Group that are designed to reduce noise for occupants of the car. This is the latest milestone in the historic technical partnership between the Italian tyre firm and the German car manufacturer.

Pirelli has developed new tyres for the Audi Group that are designed to reduce noise for occupants of the car.

For the first time in fact, the Milan-based firm is supplying Pirelli Noise Cancelling System as original equipment: a system that reduces the noise that each tyre makes as it runs along the road.

This noise, caused by the vibration produced by air that is compressed when the tyre is squashed again the road, is transmitted from the tyre to the wheel hub before eventually reaching the inside of cabin, via the steering and suspension.

Pirelli’s innovative system makes use of a polyurethane sponge on the inside of the tyre that is designed to absorb these vibrations and so reduce the amount of noise passed through to the cabin.

The Pirelli Noise Cancelling System reduces noise by between two to three decibels, or on average by half, with a consequent improvement in driving comfort.

Pirelli’s development tests have confirmed that the use of this noise-reducing sponge does not have any other effects on the characteristics of the tyre.

With the introduction of this technology for original equipment, Pirelli is answering a growing demand in the automotive world for reduced noise levels both on the inside and outside of the car, and addressing the latest European regulations to reduce noise pollution, as manufacturers require. At the moment the Pirelli Noise Cancelling System is available as original equipment on the Audi RS6 and RS7, running on 285/30ZR21 and 275/30ZR21 sized tyres respectively. The tyres using this system have the letters ‘PNCS’ written on the sidewalls to denote its use.