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

.ZA Domain Name Authority (.ZADNA)
.ZADNA
Agency overview
FormedNovember 1990; 34 years ago (1990-11)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Africa
Headquarters72 New Road, Glen Austin AH, Midrand, Gauteng, 1685, South Africa[1][2]
MottoYour Online Presence is our business
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent departmentDepartment of Communications and Digital Technologies
Websitewww.zadna.org.za
Map
Map
.ZADNA location, Midrand

.ZA domain information

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

Moderated second-level domains[8]

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Unmoderated second-Level domains[13]

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.ZA domain name dispute resolution

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.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

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  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" (PDF). za Domain Name Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  2. ^ ".za Domain Delegation Data". Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Archived from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  3. ^ ".ZADNA". www.dtps.gov.za. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  4. ^ "za-icann-letters-14feb08-en.pdf" (PDF). ICANN. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  5. ^ "Norid: Domain name registries around the world". www.norid.no. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  6. ^ ".za Domain Delegation Data". Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Archived from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  7. ^ "ZADNA - ICANNWiki". icannwiki.org. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  8. ^ "Policies - .za Domain Name Authority". www.zadna.org.za. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  9. ^ "ac.za home — AC.ZA Home Page". www.ac.za. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  10. ^ "Whois service for edu.za". whois.edu.za. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  11. ^ "gov.za - Main Page". dnsadmin.gov.za. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  12. ^ "NomZa". nom.za. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  13. ^ "Domain information - .za Domain Name Authority". www.zadna.org.za. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  14. ^ "NET.ZA | ZACR - ZA CENTRAL REGISTRY". www.registry.net.za. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  15. ^ "Domain Name Dispute Resolution - .za Domain Name Authority". www.zadna.org.za. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  16. ^ ".ZA Domain Name Dispute - .za Domain Name Authority". www.zadna.org.za. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  17. ^ ".ZA Domain Name Dispute - .za Domain Name Authority". www.zadna.org.za. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  18. ^ "CO.ZA PUBLISHED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES | ZACR - ZA CENTRAL REGISTRY". www.registry.net.za. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  19. ^ "Policies - .za Domain Name Authority". www.zadna.org.za. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
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