Tag: south africa
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South Africa’s Internet Revolution: New Domain Names, From .joburg to .braai
Have you ever thought about domain names that go beyond the familiar .com or .org? Well, South Africa is on the brink of an exciting internet revolution, thanks to a new initiative by ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). In a nutshell, this initiative is all about introducing a wider range of…
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Internet in Kenya and .ke domain names
Mr. Geoffrey Shimanyula, the chairman of Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC) talked in detail about the current situation of .ke domain names, the effect of pandemic on it and how the extension is going to contribute towards the development of the African Nation.
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Registrar express their woes regarding changes in .za domain space
In an earlier post we had informed you about the proposed changes in the South African domain name space. After shortlisting registrars, .za Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) had announced several changes in the infrastructure of Country’s domain. The changes have raised concerns from several registrar companies providing services in these domain names. The major concern…
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.za Domain Name Authority discusses draft registrar policies
In a previous post we talked about how the .za Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) had invited new players to join the extension. New entrants for registry services of second level .za domain names including co.za, web.za, net.za and org.za were invited and shortlisted into 5 final candidates. Following this, ZADNA has proposed draft policies that…
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Second-level .za domain name shortlists five bidders
South Africa’s domain space is looking for new players. South Africa’s ccTLD is .za. Domain names belonging to this TLD are administered and managed by a statutory body, .ZA Domain Name Authority. It is also popularly called as ZADNA. ZADNA had opened the .za domain name space for eligible bidders. The bidding was allowed for…
