Introduced | 7 November 1990 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | ZA Central Registry[needs update] |
Sponsor | ZADNA |
Intended use | Entities connected with South Africa |
Actual use | Popular in South Africa |
Registration restrictions | None in .co.za; various restrictions in other subdomains |
Structure | Registrations are only taken at third level beneath various second-level labels |
Documents | Articles of Association of ZADNA |
Dispute policies | Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Additional information |
Registry website | registry |
.za is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for South Africa. The .za namespace is managed and regulated by the .za Domain Name Authority (ZADNA).[1] Most domains are registered under the second-level domain .co.za.[2]
ZA is an abbreviation of the Dutch name for the country: Zuid-Afrika.