Why the internet is expensive in Zimbabwe

Every other week it seems like Data prices are just going up. Of course, we could blame that on our depreciating currency but even in the USD era, data was not what the typical Zimbo would term affordable. So for example in 2016 Zimbabwe had the 3rd most expensive internet in Africa with 1GB of NetOne data going for US$30.

It’s wild I know. But before we get to answering the question of why the internet is so expensive in Zimbabwe we need just a basic understanding of how the internet works. How does the internet get to Zimbabwe?