ZADNA explained

Agency Name:	.ZA Domain Name Authority (.ZADNA)
Jurisdiction:	Government of South Africa
Headquarters:	72 New Road, Glen Austin AH, Midrand, Gauteng, 1685, South Africa^[1] ^[2]
Minister1 Name:	Mondli Gungubele
Minister1 Pfo:	Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
Chief1 Name:	Molehe Wesi
Chief1 Position:	CEO
Parent Department:	Department of Communications and Digital Technologies
Region Code:	ZA
Motto:	Your Online Presence is our business
Deputyminister1 Name:	Philly Mapulane
Native Name:	.ZADNA

.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 information

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

Moderated second-level domains^[8]

• AC.za^[9]
• EDU.za^[10]
• GOV.za^[11]
• NOM.za^[12]

Unmoderated second-Level domains^[13]

• CO.za
• NET.za^[14]

.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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: THE ZA DOMAIN NAME AUTHORITY NPC Financial Statements 2022.pdf - 9.1-THE-ZA-DOMAIN-NAME-AUTHORITY-NPC-FINANCIAL-STATEMENTS-2022-APPROVED_signed.pdf . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230214070739/http://www.zadna.org.za/images/9.1-THE-ZA-DOMAIN-NAME-AUTHORITY-NPC-FINANCIAL-STATEMENTS-2022-APPROVED_signed.pdf . 2023-02-14 . PDF . 2023-02-14 . za Domain Name Authority.
2. Web site: .za Domain Delegation Data . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230214071137/https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/za.html . 2023-02-14 . 2023-02-14 . Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.
3. Web site: .ZADNA. www.dtps.gov.za. en-gb. 2017-09-18. 2020-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020110/https://www.dtps.gov.za/index.php?option=com_content. dead.
4. Web site: za-icann-letters-14feb08-en.pdf . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230214065010/https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/za-icann-letters-14feb08-en.pdf . 2023-02-14 . PDF . 2023-02-14 . ICANN.
5. Web site: Norid: Domain name registries around the world. www.norid.no. en-US. 2017-06-13. 2018-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20180903045740/https://www.norid.no/en/dns/domreg#cctld-z. dead.
6. Web site: .za Domain Delegation Data . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230214071137/https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/za.html . 2023-02-14 . 2023-02-14 . Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.
7. Web site: ZADNA - ICANNWiki . 2017-09-09 . icannwiki.org . en.
8. Web site: Policies - .za Domain Name Authority. www.zadna.org.za. en. 2017-09-18.
9. Web site: ac.za home — AC.ZA Home Page. www.ac.za. 2017-09-02.
10. Web site: Whois service for edu.za. whois.edu.za. en. 2017-09-02.
11. Web site: gov.za - Main Page. dnsadmin.gov.za. 2017-09-02.
12. Web site: NomZa. nom.za. 2017-09-02.
13. Web site: Domain information - .za Domain Name Authority. www.zadna.org.za. en. 2017-09-02.
14. Web site: NET.ZA ZACR - ZA CENTRAL REGISTRY. www.registry.net.za. en. 2017-09-02.
15. Web site: Domain Name Dispute Resolution - .za Domain Name Authority. www.zadna.org.za. en. 2017-09-09.
16. Web site: .ZA Domain Name Dispute - .za Domain Name Authority. www.zadna.org.za. en. 2017-09-09.
17. Web site: .ZA Domain Name Dispute - .za Domain Name Authority. www.zadna.org.za. en. 2017-09-09.
18. Web site: CO.ZA PUBLISHED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ZACR - ZA CENTRAL REGISTRY. www.registry.net.za. en. 2017-09-09.
19. Web site: Policies - .za Domain Name Authority. www.zadna.org.za. en. 2017-09-09.