For 15 pulas 1, Kefilwe, a 25-year-old unemployed marketing graduate, can access one hour of internet at Unique Solutions, an internet caf in Monarch township in Francistown, Botswana s second-largest city. She is looking to apply for Chema-Chema , a 500 million pulas 37 million government funding programme for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Kefilwe has a smartphone and access to mobile data packages from her mobile network operator, Orange. But the only package she can afford only provides access to Facebook, TikTok, X, and WhatsApp for 60 pulas 4.40 a month. To access the Chema-Chema website, the internet cafe is her most economical option as she cannot afford data bundles which provide access to the rest of the internet beyond social media.
