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 Name Authority (.ZADNA)

.ZADNA
Agency overview
Formed	November 1990; 34 years ago (1990-11)
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	72 New Road, Glen Austin AH, Midrand, Gauteng, 1685, South Africa[1][2]
Motto	Your 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 department	Department of Communications and Digital Technologies
Website	www.zadna.org.za
Map
.ZADNA location, Midrand

.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]