Slow E-Commerce Uptake In Botswana
Monday, March 13, 2017
According to experts, electronic commerce, also known as e-commerce, offers considerable exploitable potential, especially for small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs). A recent ICT survey conducted by Statistics Botswana (SB) indicates that the uptake of e-commerce is still very small in Botswana.
It noted that out of a total of over 1.3 million individuals who used the internet in 2014, about 433,000 individuals did not use e-commerce, constituting 32.2% of all individuals who used internet.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...