The side effects of sleep deprivation are wreaking havoc on daytime life.
“It’s devouring my family life, my health,” Mudau told Rest of World, adding that he frequently has migraines from staying up late. Mudau says his migraines have become more frequent and worse due to straining himself to remain online at night.
Mudau is one of the thousands of internet users in South Africa who cannot afford daytime broadband prices and use prepaid internet packages that allow them to go online only at night, during off-peak hours. The leading mobile broadband providers in South Africa, including MTN, Vodacom, Cell C, and Telkom Mobile, offer bundles advertised with names such as “Night Surfer,” “Night Express,” or “Night Owl,” sometimes for as low as 25 rands ($1.47) per gigabyte on Cell C, the third-largest network in South Africa.
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South Africa’s poorest are staying up all night for cheaper internet rates
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The side effects of sleep deprivation are wreaking havoc on daytime life.
“It’s devouring my family life, my health,” Mudau told Rest of World, adding that he frequently has migraines from staying up late. Mudau says his migraines have become more frequent and worse due to straining himself to remain online at night.
Mudau is one of the thousands of internet users in South Africa who cannot afford daytime broadband prices and use prepaid internet packages that allow them to go online only at night, during off-peak hours. The leading mobile broadband providers in South Africa, including MTN, Vodacom, Cell C, and Telkom Mobile, offer bundles advertised with names such as “Night Surfer,” “Night Express,” or “Night Owl,” sometimes for as low as 25 rands ($1.47) per gigabyte on Cell C, the third-largest network in South Africa.
Source: RestofWorld