First and foremost, the financial factor has played a significant role. It is an open secret (if at all it is a secret) that technological upgrades are costly and require that one have a healthy bank account, and unfortunately this is not the case for a majority of the population. Most Batswana's income is one that sees them scrape through on a monthly basis, one where salaries dry out before the next pay cheque arrives and this is very understandable looking at the fact that transportation (both private and public), utility bills, food prices and mortgages are at an all time high. Our unemployment situation is also a factor that sees many Batswana having no income at all.
One other contributing factor is simply lack of education and information on the importance of technology. Having lived in the United Kingdom for two years now I have come to appreciate that information at an early age is crucial in developing both an individual and a society. The way things are set up in developed countries is such that the use of technological gadgets such as the personal computer (PC) is introduced to children at an early stage.
