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.ZA Domain Name Authority (.ZADNA)
.ZADNA
ZA Domain Name Authority logo.png
Agency overview
FormedNovember 1990; 34 years ago (1990-11)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Africa
HeadquartersMidrand, Gauteng, South Africa [1][2]
MottoYour Online Presence is our business
Minister responsible
  • Mondli Gungubele, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Philly Mapulane
Agency executive
  • Molehe Wesi, CEO
Parent departmentDepartment of Communications and Digital Technologies
Websitewww.zadna.org.za
Map
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.ZADNA location, Midrand

.ZADNA (.za Domain Name Authority) is a not-for-profit company that administrates the .za namespace.[3][4] The .za Domain Name Authority (.ZADNA[5]) is the statutory regulator and manager of .za, the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for South Africa . .ZADNA is an agency of South African government under the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies and the administrator of registry of the South Africa ccTLD.[6][7]

.ZA domain information

.ZADNA is responsible for deciding .ZA second level domain (SLD) structure

Moderated second-level domains[8]

Unmoderated second-Level domains[13]

.ZA domain name dispute resolution

.za Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)[15] regulations to resolve .za domain name registration disputes.

.ZA domain name disputes types:

  1. Abusive registration[16]
  2. Offensive registration[17]

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)[18] only applicable to un-moderated Second Level Domains (SLDs)[19]

References

  1. "THE ZA DOMAIN NAME AUTHORITY NPC Financial Statements 2022.pdf - 9.1-THE-ZA-DOMAIN-NAME-AUTHORITY-NPC-FINANCIAL-STATEMENTS-2022-APPROVED_signed.pdf". http://www.zadna.org.za/images/9.1-THE-ZA-DOMAIN-NAME-AUTHORITY-NPC-FINANCIAL-STATEMENTS-2022-APPROVED_signed.pdf. 
  2. ".za Domain Delegation Data". https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/za.html. 
  3. "za-icann-letters-14feb08-en.pdf". https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/za-icann-letters-14feb08-en.pdf. 
  4. "Norid: Domain name registries around the world" (in en-US). https://www.norid.no/en/domenenavnbaser/domreg/#cctld-z. 
  5. ".ZADNA" (in en-gb). https://www.dtps.gov.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=240&Itemid=327. 
  6. ".za Domain Delegation Data". https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/za.html. 
  7. "ZADNA - ICANNWiki" (in en). https://icannwiki.org/index.php?title=ZADNA&oldid=658920. 
  8. "Policies - .za Domain Name Authority" (in en). https://www.zadna.org.za/content/page/policies/. 
  9. "ac.za home — AC.ZA Home Page". http://www.ac.za/. 
  10. "Whois service for edu.za" (in en). https://whois.edu.za/. 
  11. "gov.za - Main Page". http://dnsadmin.gov.za/index.html. 
  12. "NomZa". http://nom.za/. 
  13. "Domain information - .za Domain Name Authority" (in en). https://www.zadna.org.za/content/page/domain-information/. 
  14. "NET.ZA | ZACR - ZA CENTRAL REGISTRY" (in en). https://www.registry.net.za/content.php?gen=1&contentid=169&title=Net.Za. 
  15. "Domain Name Dispute Resolution - .za Domain Name Authority" (in en). https://www.zadna.org.za/content/page/domain-disputes/. 
  16. ".ZA Domain Name Dispute - .za Domain Name Authority" (in en). https://www.zadna.org.za/content/page/what-constitutes-a-dispute/. 
  17. ".ZA Domain Name Dispute - .za Domain Name Authority" (in en). https://www.zadna.org.za/content/page/what-constitutes-a-dispute/. 
  18. "CO.ZA PUBLISHED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES | ZACR - ZA CENTRAL REGISTRY" (in en). https://www.registry.net.za/content.php?gen=1&contentid=111&title=CO.ZA%20Published%20Policies%20and%20Procedures#thirteenthree. 
  19. "Policies - .za Domain Name Authority" (in en). https://www.zadna.org.za/content/page/policies/. 

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