2015-04-01 Namibia Health

28 000 Need Drought Relief   
New Era
Following low rainfall received this year, Ruacana Constituency councillor Absta Iipinge says many people have started flocking to his office in search for drought relief food after their crops failed. Iipinge says about 28 000 people from Ruacana Constituency ...

2015-04-01 Namibia Science

American Register   

Researchers Use Tampons to Detect Waste Water Pollution Level   
American Register
Up till now it was thought th at tampons just serve as a feminine hygiene product that absorbs blood during menstruation but now a new study shows that tampons can do much more than that. They can help identify the pollution areas in rivers and streams that ...

2015-04-01 Namibia Sports

Cricket Country   

Kyle Mills follows Daniel Vettori into retirement for New Zealand post ICC Cricket ...   
Cricket Country
Wellington: New Zealand pace bowler Kyle Mills announced his retirement from all cricket Wednesday, following Daniel Vettori in calling it quits after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 final. Mills was consistently ranked among the world's top 10 one-day ...

2015-04-01 Namibia Entertainment

Lusaka Times   

Twitter Is Not a Comedy Club (As Trevor Noah Just Found Out)   
Hollywood Reporter
There are a lot of issues at hand in the "Trevor Noah Situation," but maybe there's a lesson here for stand-up comics. Trevor Noah Standup Routine - H 2015. The Trevor Noah Situation, as we should probably be calling this little phase of his barely started ...

2015-04-01 Namibia Technology

Livemint   

Amazon.com unveils Dash Button for instant product ordering   
Livemint
The Dash button is available by invitation only to select Amazon Prime members, with a limit of three buttons per customer. Photo: AFP. San Francisco: In its quest to connect people and products faster than ever, Amazon.com Inc. is testing a new service that ...

2015-04-01 Namibia Business

New York Post   

Doomed passengers' final moments surface in chilling video   
New York Post
A cellphone video from the doomed Germanwings flight shows that helpless passengers knew they were flying toward their deaths — and many could be heard screaming “Oh my God!” in the final seconds, according to French and German reports Tuesday.
Risks can be minimised, not eliminated   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Germanwings plane crash: Video from inside cabin reportedly shows ...   ABC Online
Lufthansa knew that pilot of doomed plane had depression   Irish Independent
GMA News   
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FuelFix   

Shale Producer Samson Says Bankruptcy May Be Best Option   
Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- Samson Resources Corp., an oil and natural gas producer controlled by private equity giant KKR & Co., warned investors that bankruptcy may be its best option as collapsing crude prices erode its ability to repay debt. Filing for Chapter 11 ...

2015-04-01 Namibia World

Stuff.co.nz   

Istanbul police kill hostage-takers after nine-hour standoff   
Stuff.co.nz
An ambulance arrives at Justice Palace in Istanbul March 31, 2015. A Turkish prosecutor was critically injured and two of his captors were killed on Tuesday, after security forces stormed the courthouse where a far-left group had taken the prosecutor hostage, ...

2015-04-01 Namibia Africa

CNN International   

Opposition candidate set to win Nigeria's election, but spokesman fears 'tricks ...   
Montreal Gazette
ABUJA, Nigeria — Former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari's spokesman told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Buhari has won Nigeria's presidential election but fears his victory could be stolen by “tricks” from the government. If Buhari wins and ...

2015-04-01 Namibia Namibia

spyghana.com   

Namibia economy to grow 5.7 pct in 2015, driven by exports   
Reuters Africa
WINDHOEK, March 31 (Reuters) - Namibia's economy is expected to grow by 5.7 percent in 2015, driven by exports in the continent and abroad as well as a jump in domestic economic activity, Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein said in a budget speech on ...

2015-03-31 Namibia Health

BBC News   

Ebola outbreak: No work, no football   
BBC News
Sierra Leone has recorded more deaths than any other country in the current Ebola outbreak. Although the crisis is easing, schools remain closed, weddings are discouraged and football matches are not allowed. Here, some Sierra Leoneans explain how the ...

2015-03-31 Namibia Science

The Moscow Times   

Moscow Earth Hour   
The Moscow Times
Several Moscow landmarks, including all the iconic Seven Sisters skyscrapers, were plunged into darkness on Saturday from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. as part of Earth Hour, a worldwide initiative to encourage energy conservation. Ten bridges, as well as some 270 ...

2015-03-31 Namibia Sports

South China Morning Post (subscription)   

Opportunity knocks for Hong Kong cricketers in Namibia series   
Hong Kong Standard
Jamie Atkinson and Waqas Barkat lead a "hungry" Hong Kong against hosts Namibia in the first round of matches of the ICC Intercontinental Cup and World Cricket League Championship. While acknowledging that the absence of young guns Mark Chapman ...

2015-03-31 Namibia Entertainment

AsiaOne   

Jay Z to relaunch streaming service as battle heats up   
AsiaOne
NEW YORK - Rap mogul Jay Z was set Monday to launch a rebranding of his Tidal streaming service as he mounts a challenge to Spotify for a slice of the growing industry. Jay Z earlier this year bought Tidal, which markets itself for its high sound quality, ...

2015-03-31 Namibia Technology

Stuff.co.nz   

Spotify Launches on PlayStation Music   
Stuff.co.nz
The partnership between Playstation and Spotify to bring the music streaming service to PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Xperia devices kicks off today. Spotify replaces Sony's own music streaming service, Music Unlimited, and underpins the new ...

2015-03-31 Namibia Business

Nedbank upgrades core banking system   
New Era
WINDHOEK – Nedbank Namibia says it has embarked on an extensive upgrade of its core banking platform, aimed at introducing greater agility as far as its inherent banking practices are concerned. According to Nedbank Namibia spokesperson, Gernot de ...

2015-03-31 Namibia World

The Australian Financial Review   

Strategic location of Yemen means crisis cannot be ignored   
The Australian Financial Review
Whether or not there is a deal with Iran about nuclear capabilities, the situation hardly disguises a further worrying set of developments in the Middle East. NaN of. Given Yemen's proximity to the Gulf States, the Yemeni crisis can't be ignored. Maria Gropas/ ...

2015-03-31 Namibia Africa

BBC News   

Police investigates prosecutor murder   
New Vision
The lead prosecutor in the 2010 Kyadondo Rugby Club and the Ethiopian Village Restaurant in Kampala, Joan Kagezi Monday evening shot dead in what police called an assassination. Below is Inspector of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura's official statement.
Uganda prosecutor in 2010 al-Shabab bombings case shot dead   Deutsche Welle
Uganda: Prosecutor Is Fatally Shot   New York Times
Gunmen Kill Ugandan Prosecutor   Wall Street Journal
The Guardian   
Mail & Guardian Africa   
Channel News Asia   
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Daily Times   

International Observers Laud Polls   
Daily Times
Foreign Observers who monitored last Saturday's Presidential and National Assembly elections have lauded the exercise. The ECOWAS Observer Mission (EOM) described it is acceptable meeting the criteria of being free and transparent. The declaration ...

2015-03-31 Namibia Namibia

Namibian   

'I Did Not Touch Her'   
New Era
"I only pushed her once to stop her from stabbing me," Richard Hange testified last week in his own defence in the trial in which he is accused of beating up and stabbing the mother of his child to death. State pathologist, Dr Yuri Vasin, previously testified that ...

2015-03-30 Namibia Health

Independent Online   

Ebola survivors urged to abstain from sex   
Independent Online
Monrovia - Liberia called upon Ebola survivors on Sunday to extend a period of sexual abstinence or protected sex beyond an already advised three months following their recovery, amid fears the country's latest case may have resulted from sexual ...

2015-03-30 Namibia Science

American Register   

Yawunik Kootenayi, Lobster Like Predator, Discovered by Scientists   
American Register
Scientists have discovered a spec ies known as Yawunik Kootenayi that is a newly identified species. It was a sea animal having two sets of eyes and also had quite an interesting set of appendages that are much akin to antennae. Researchers are now ...

2015-03-30 Namibia Sports

The Hindu   

Cricket World Cup: 'Welcome home' planned for Black Caps   
New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Black Caps during the national anthems before the grand final. Photo / Brett Phibbs. The Black Caps will touch down in New Zealand tomorrow afternoon after making it to Melbourne for the Cricket World Cup final. The team leave Australia ...

2015-03-30 Namibia Entertainment

Times of India   

Why did Charlize Theron roll in the mud?   
Sakshi Post
Charlize Theron is revamping the very definition of a method actor. For her role in "Mad Max: Fury Road" she used to roll in the sand each morning before the shoot, got a buzz-cut and gained weight. Theron stated that "I got to show up 20 minutes before we ...

2015-03-30 Namibia Technology

The Chosun Ilbo   

Samsung Adapts Marketing Strategy for New Smartphone   
The Chosun Ilbo
Samsung has pulled out all the stops for a desperate global marketing blitz for the new Galaxy S6 smartphone, whose success or failure may determine the company's fate. After unveiling the Galaxy S6 at the Mobile World Congress in early March, Samsung ...

2015-03-30 Namibia Business

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

MarketsChina rallies after PBoC hints at policy easing   
Financial Times
Australian stocks were in sharp decline but Asian indices around the region were on the upswing after the People's Bank of China strongly hinted at imminent support for the world's second largest economy. PBoC Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said on Sunday ...

2015-03-30 Namibia World

CBS Local   

No threat to New Zealand from strong 7.5 quake   
TVNZ
No damage or injuries have been reported following a magnitude-7.5 earthquake which struck near Papua New Guinea. The US Geological Survey recorded a quake about 12.49pm New Zealand time at a depth of 40km. The epicentre was near the city of ...

2015-03-30 Namibia Africa

Osun Defender   

Presidential Poll: Shocker! Buhari floors Jonathan in Obanikoro, Bode George ...   
Osun Defender
Main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Mohammadu Buhari casts his ballot at a polling station in the “Gidan Niyam Sakin Yara A ward” at Daura in Katsina State on March 28, 2015. Voting began in Nigeria's general election ...

2015-03-30 Namibia Namibia

The Epoch Times   

China May Build a Naval Base in the South Atlantic   
The Epoch Times
Large ships docked in Walvis Bay, Namibia, in a March 29 satellite image from Google Earth. The Chinese regime is allegedly working out a deal to build a naval base in Walvis Bay. (Google Earth) ...

2015-03-29 Namibia Health

NDTV   

Indefinite Safe Sex Urged for Ebola Survivors   
NDTV
Libera and other countries in West Africa struggled with a year-long epidemic of Ebola, which claimed over 4,000 lives. (Reuters). The Liberian government recommended on Saturday that survivors of Ebola practice safe sex indefinitely, until more information ...

2015-03-29 Namibia Science

Fox News   

Earth Hour observed in Moscow   
Business Standard
Several landmarks in the Russian capital city of Moscow plunged into darkness on Saturday night in commemoration of the Earth Hour 2015 celebration, a media report said on Sunday. At the iconic Red Square, the outside lighting on the Moscow Kremlin ...

2015-03-29 Namibia Sports

The Hindu   

Ain't No Mountain High: New Zealand has been the story of the tournament   
The Indian Express
“Well, George, we knocked the bastard off.”— Edmund Hillary's first words spoken on landing in Auckland after summiting Mt Everest. There's a simplicity to cricket-viewing in New Zealand that borders on the profound. Elliptical rugby stadiums with short ...

2015-03-29 Namibia Entertainment

Times of India   

Why did Charlize Theron roll in the mud?   
Sakshi Post
Charlize Theron is revamping the very definition of a method actor. For her role in "Mad Max: Fury Road" she used to roll in the sand each morning before the shoot, got a buzz-cut and gained weight. Theron stated that "I got to show up 20 minutes before we ...

2015-03-29 Namibia Technology

SkySports   

MotoGP: Round #1 Bridgestone Pole Position Report – Qatar   
Cycleworld
Ducati Team's Andrea Dovizioso showed he will be a force to be reckoned with this season after the Italian set a stunning time of 1'54.113 during Qualifying Practice 2 to claim pole position for tomorrow's Qatar Grand Prix. Dovizioso's pole-winning time was ...

2015-03-29 Namibia Business

Wall Street Journal   

Hard Evidence: Why Pump Prices Haven't Fallen As Fast As Oil Has   
Seeking Alpha (registration)
Crude oil prices have dropped dramatically since last summer. Strangely, over the same time period, gasoline prices have fallen much less. If a barrel of oil today costs less than half what it did last summer, why hasn't the price people pay at the pump ...

2015-03-29 Namibia World

Daily Sun   

Card reader fails to verify Jonathan, wife   
Daily Sun
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday cast his ballot at Ogbia polling unit in his Bayelsa home state for the Presidential and National Assembly elections. Jonathan, who came to the polling booth in company with his wife, Patient Jonathan, voted about 3.20 ...

2015-03-29 Namibia Africa

Deutsche Welle   

Nigeria election extended to second day after technical problems and violence   
Deutsche Welle
Following glitches in new election technology, many Nigerians will return to the polls for a second day to cast their vote. The presidential election has also been marred by an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants. Nigerian election. Borno state Governor ...

2015-03-29 Namibia Namibia

Access to Land - We Will Not Surrender   
New Era
FIVE months since we unleashed our radical program to solve the land crisis - brought by years of systemic irresolute, zigzagging and lukewarm approach to the land question - we remain resolute in our strong conviction that if we do not stand up for our ...

2015-03-28 Namibia Health

Men in Oshana Encouraged to Get Circumcised   
New Era
Health directorate of Oshana region warned in December that circumcision should not be confused or misunderstood as the cure for HIV/AIDS, but merely a deterent. The directorate is encouraging men to get circumcised because circumcision lowers the ...

2015-03-28 Namibia Science

NBCNews.com   

US-Russian crew reaches space station for year-long stay   
Daily Mail
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. March 27 (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, sending a U.S.-Russia crew to the International Space Station for a year-long flight, a NASA Television broadcast ...

2015-03-28 Namibia Sports

Cricket Country   

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 final, Australia vs New Zealand: 5 sporting clashes   
Cricket Country
For nearly 30 years, New Zealand were simply ignored by Australia, who didn't consider them worthy opponents. That changed in the 1970s and most specifically in 1974 when, with star batsman Glenn Turner making a hundred in each innings, New Zealand ...

2015-03-28 Namibia Entertainment

Channel 24   

5 things that happened in the BBMzansi house that made us gasp   
Channel 24
56 days. 44 cameras. Live 24/7. Big Brother Mzansi: Double Trouble stormed into action on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) on Sunday. Meet the contestants who will be playing for R2m! Cape Town – ICYMI Big Brother Mzansi is back and it's double trouble ...

2015-03-28 Namibia Technology

Wired   

Slack gets hacked, adds two-factor authentication   
TechnoBuffalo
Slack, the popular workplace messaging service that's growing by leaps and bounds, shared some slightly disconcerting news on Friday afternoon. The company suffered a pretty serious hack earlier this year and is implementing new security features to ...

2015-03-28 Namibia Business

Financial Times   

MarketsOil sell-off intensifies after rig count report   
Financial Times
Oil lurched further south on Friday, with the West Texas Intermediate sharply paring its weekly advance, after new data showed a marked slowdown in the pace of decline in US drilling activity. WTI, which was down 2.5 per cent ahead of the report, tumbled to ...

2015-03-28 Namibia World

The Straits Times   

Indonesians mourn loss of close friend Lee Kuan Yew   
The Straits Times
Mr Lee's friendship with Mr Suharto helped Singapore and Indonesia to forge close ties. Even after Mr Suharto resigned from office in 1998, Mr Lee remained a good friend. Mr Lee with a Bird of Paradise during a visit to a bird park with Mr Suharto on Sept 9, ...

2015-03-28 Namibia Africa

The Guardian Nigeria   

Presidential Poll: Variables That May Affect Exercise   
The Guardian Nigeria
AS Nigerians go to the polls today to elect their president and members of the National Assembly for the next four years, certain variables may make or mar the elections, considering the tensed political atmosphere in the country. Despite assurances by ...

2015-03-28 Namibia Namibia

New Era   

Namibian press dominated by affirmative action programme, other stories   
StarAfrica.com
The condemnation of the Affirmative Repositioning Campaign by founding President Sam Nujoma and frustration by newly appointed ministers and their deputies are main headlines in the Namibian press on Friday.The Namibian reported that former ...

2015-03-27 Namibia Health

Times of India   

Study: Virus in latest Ebola outbreak doesn't show unusual mutations   
The Seattle Times
The study results mean worries about doomsday scenarios, such as the ebola virus becoming transmissible by air, seem unlikely, experts say. By PAM BELLUCK. The New York Times. Fears that the current Ebola epidemic, the deadliest in history, was ...

2015-03-27 Namibia Science

Bangkok Post   

Antarctic icepack has thinned by almost 20 percent   
Bangkok Post
WASHINGTON - The ice floating around Antarctica has thinned by nearly 20 percent, according to research, depleting the bulwark that prevents the permanent collapse of glaciers covering the southern continent. Penguins are seen gathering on a floating ...

2015-03-27 Namibia Sports

TSN   

Gavrilova stuns Sharapova in Miami   
TSN
Miami, FL - Russian-born Australian Daria Gavrilova, who just entered the Top 100 for the first time this week, stunned No. 2 seed and five-time Miami runner-up Maria Sharapova Thursday at the $5.3 million Miami Open. The 21-year-old Gavrilova earned her ...

2015-03-27 Namibia Entertainment

The Nation   

Zayn Malik is no longer with the boy band One Direction. Source: Supplied   
NEWS.com.au
A DISTURBING trend has been spreading online in the wake of news that One Direction member, Zayn Milak has left the band. 1D fans are known for their intense dedication to the band but a shocking reaction has led to some fans reportedly engaging in self ...

2015-03-27 Namibia Technology

New Peugeot 308 Hatchback Is Here   
New Era
Windhoek — The all-new Peugeot 308 hatchback, which is 2014 European Car of the Year is finally available. Designed around Peugeot's new-generation Efficient Modular Platform 2 (EMP2), the new 308 combines compact, wieldy dimensions and a ...

2015-03-27 Namibia Business

TODAYonline   

Is The Brent-WTI Spread About To Widen?   
Seeking Alpha (registration)
The annual average spread between Brent and WTI is still expected to be $7 -- slightly higher than last year. The recent rally in the price of oil has also resulted in a drop in the spread between Brent and WTI. Nonetheless, this spread is still up for the year and ...

2015-03-27 Namibia World

NBCNews.com   

Airlines Adopt Two-in-the-Cockpit Rule After Germanwings Crash   
NBCNews.com
Numerous airlines hastily changed their policies Thursday to require that two crew members be in the cockpit at all times, after the co-pilot of a Germanwings flight apparently deliberately crashed a plane, killing 150 people, after having locked out the captain.
Co-pilot was taken off flight training and suffered from depression   TVNZ
Germanwings: Amidst passengers' screams, 'calm' co-pilot deliberately crashed ...   Hindustan Times
Alps crash: Air NZ rushes in cockpit 'rule of two'   New Zealand Herald
Firstpost   
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
Irish Independent   
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Wall Street Journal   

Blast and Building Collapse in NYC's East Village   
Wall Street Journal
An explosion Thursday afternoon in Manhattan's East Village injured at least 19 people, damaged four buildings and led to the collapse of at least one of the buildings. Photo: Peter J. Smith for The Wall Street Journal. Transcript +. This transcript has been ...