Botswana’s e-commerce deficient

High internet costs constrain Botswana e-commerce

Botswana is said to be faced with many challenges and weaknesses when it comes to e-commerce.

The recently launched National ICT Policy Review and E-Commerce Strategy developed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) highlights some of these challenges.

The strategy says while Botswana has made commendable progress in developing its ICT and telecommunications infrastructure, lowering internet costs, and trying to address the infrastructure challenges of landlocked countries, it continues to have problems wi...