Benefits Of Allowing E Commerce To Function During The Lockdown

Victor Do Prado- Director Of The Council And Trade Negotiations Committee -Wto talks To Gugu Mfuphi about Many e-Commerce providers in SA are looking to government to permit them to trade as they believe that their businesses won’t play a role in the spread of the coronavirus. The World Trade organisation agrees and has pointed to a “glaring” need to bridge the digital divide, both within and across countries, as the digital economy has played a key role during the current COVID-19 crisis.