Rain CEO Conrad Leigh Rain on Wednesday launched the LoopPhone, a smartphone designed exclusively for its network, bundled “free to use” with new unlimited mobile plans – the data-first operator’s most direct assault yet on South Africa’s mobile incumbents. The month-to-month plans are priced by zone: R595/month buys unlimited data within a chosen city, R695…
It seems that the South isn’t in the clear after a damp Memorial Day weekend. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Around 15 million people are under flood alerts from Louisiana to Georgia on Tuesday as the region braces for more heavy rains and thunderstorms that…
Severe flooding has intensified across northern and southern Africa since last October. Extreme rainfall has affected many regions, intensifying sharply in January and leading to widespread emergencies. As the situation continues to unfold, the United Nations is appealing for international assistance. In Mozambique, flood victims are beginning to return home despite the damage. “My daughters…
Heavy rains over the past week have compounded the already dire living conditions of the hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, UN agencies say. Unicef spokesman Jonathan Crickx told the BBC that the weather overnight had been “horrendous”, with the rain so intense that he had seen up to 15cm (6in)…
Palestinians call for better tents and other supplies as Israel maintains restrictions on aid to war-ravaged Gaza Strip. Displaced Palestinians are reeling after heavy rains flooded their tents in makeshift displacement camps in Gaza City, as the United Nations warns that Israeli restrictions on aid have left hundreds of thousands of families without adequate shelter….
