Capability
Ecommerce Website Launch Checklist for South African Businesses
Payments and checkout
- South African payment gateway live and tested (PayFast, Peach Payments, or Ozow)
- Card, EFT, and SnapScan payment methods enabled
- Checkout tested on mobile with a real transaction
- Order confirmation email sent automatically to customer
- Payment failure handling and retry flow tested
Shipping and fulfilment
- Courier integration live (The Courier Guy, Aramex, DHL, or Fastway)
- Accurate shipping rates calculated at checkout
- Tracking number sent to customer automatically on dispatch
- Returns and refund policy clearly stated and legally compliant
Legal and tax
- Privacy policy compliant with POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act)
- Terms and conditions covering SA-specific return and refund obligations
- VAT displayed correctly if VAT-registered
- SSL certificate active and all pages served over HTTPS
SEO and performance
- Page load time under 3 seconds on a South African mobile connection
- Product pages have unique meta titles and descriptions
- Product schema markup implemented
- Google Search Console verified and sitemap submitted
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