Muyingi, N HTerzoli, AThinyane, MScott, Mfundo Shakes2026-08-132026-08-132010Scott, Mfundo Shakes. 2010vital:11390http://hdl.handle.net/10353/275Digital divide -- South Africa -- Eastern CapeRural development projects -- South Africa -- Eastern CapeCommunity development -- South Africa -- Eastern CapeUser interfaces (Computer systems)http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/4623One of the factors that contribute towards slow rural development is the presence of the digital divide. An area where the digital divide is still prevalent is the administration of justice within traditional contexts. One of the areas affected by this problem is the Dwesa rural community, situated on the Wild Coast of the former homeland of Transkei, in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. To address this problem for the Dwesa community, a research project on developing and implementing an e-Judiciary service was undertaken. The primary objective of this project was to develop a web application to support traditional justice administration in the Dwesa community. Due to the lack of a proper legal environment in this community, the e-Judiciary service acts as a portal for safe-keeping of judicial information. Such a system also serves as a platform for the administration of minor offences that are solved by the traditional courts. Furthermore, it provides a better working environment for traditional judicial leaders and eliminates the difficulty of accessing legal information by the rest of the community. Through the availability and use of the service, community members are provided with understanding and knowledge about judiciary operations and services in their community.129 leavespdfEnglishUniversity of Fort HareDigital divide -- South Africa -- Eastern CapeRural development projects -- South Africa -- Eastern CapeCommunity development -- South Africa -- Eastern CapeUser interfaces (Computer systems)Thesis