COM 2009 Volume 14

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    The digital divide and the knowledge gap in South African internet usage
    (Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2009) Reece, Catherine; Glenn, Ian
    Few theorists of the digital divide internationally have used figures from the developing world. This article examines recent trends in South African online usage, examining whether they support any current theories of the digital divide. It concludes that the most apt description of trends here is in Bonfadelli’s “knowledge gap” model (2002) in his study of Swiss Internet usage. In pointing out how frequent users have outpaced more sporadic or infrequent users, the study confirms Bonfadelli’s findings, while problematising current models of the digital divide in the developing world.