Infrastructure is not what we are used in South Africa or the rest of the world, both in terms of availability and reliability. The business or industry infrastructure is also lacking, for example bank clearing agencies and electronic mediums for communication. However, these are the challenges that create the opportunity for Africa to skip one step in the evolution of IT and business architecture and actually embrace new technology earlier. In mobile telecommunication, South Africa has kept up to date with the latest technologies and has made it affordable to most of the population.
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