Key Provisions of Cybercrime and Computer Related Crimes Act 2017: Africa Awake! This week I conclude on Botswana’s Cybercrime and Computer Related Crimes Act 2017. I wish to look at a few other provisions that I think will interest the reader and these are everyday issues that we experience or hear about. These include cyber extortion, cyber fraud, cyber harassment, cyber stalking, offensive electronic communication and revenge pornography, amongst others. Most of these terms are not defined in the Act but from the proscriptions we can see what they involve. Regarding revenge pornography, (Section 20), it is a crime to use a computer or a computer system (including your phone) to disclose or publish a private sexual photograph or film without the consent the person appearing in it, with the intention of causing that person distress. The punishment for this is P40 000 fine or a maximum 2 year jail term or both. A similar punishment awaits a person found guilty of using a computer or computer system for racist or ethnic remarks. This can be found in Sections 22 and 23 of the Act. I am still shocked that no Member of Parliament expressed concern about these high penalties.…