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Registering Domains in South Africa Could Become a Headache

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The *.za namespace is going to be impacted by upcoming changes to policies and regulations. The .za ccTLD is run by ZADNA who in turn outsource the day to day operations to a registry operator, who is currently ZACR. However a few months ago the contract for running the registry was put out to tender. For now ZACR is still performing the functions, but it's not 100% clear … [Read more...] about Registering Domains in South Africa Could Become a Headache

ICANN 59 Full Schedule Published

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The full schedule for ICANN 59, the policy forum, which is being held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg from June 26 - 29 has been published. As this is a "policy forum" there are fewer frills ie. no big opening ceremony, gala or board meeting. As they've been doing for the last few meetings ICANN is using Sched to manage the schedule, which means that you … [Read more...] about ICANN 59 Full Schedule Published

Heading to ICANN 59? Get Some Tips From the Local Host

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ICANN 59 will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa later this month. In ICANN terms it's what they call a "policy forum", so the focus will be on policy work and the meeting won't have as many of the frills you find at the bigger meetings. For those of us in Europe the timezone difference with South Africa is negligible (1 hour ahead of London / Dublin and on the same … [Read more...] about Heading to ICANN 59? Get Some Tips From the Local Host

DotAfrica Gets Green Light From ICANN Board

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ICANN 55 is ramping up here in Marrakech. Yesterday the ICANN Board met and gave the ZACR bid for .africa the green light. Resolved (2016.03.03.01), the Board authorizes the President and CEO, or his designee(s), to proceed with the delegation of .AFRICA to be operated by ZACR pursuant to the Registry Agreement that ZACR has entered with ICANN. The .africa saga has been long … [Read more...] about DotAfrica Gets Green Light From ICANN Board

(Dot)Joburg Explained

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As others have noted, the launch plans and policies of "geo" and "city" new TLDs vary quite a bit. Some will be heavily restricted and require "presence" in the region or city, while others are going to be fully "open". Neil Dundas, who is involved with the .joburg registry as well as that of .africa, posted this deck earlier today which explains their launch … [Read more...] about (Dot)Joburg Explained

Going To ICANN 47 Durban? Check The Hotel Restrictions!

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ICANN's first public meeting of 2013 will be held in Beijing in April, but they've opened registration for the subsequent one in Durban, South Africa in July. The July meeting - ICANN 47 - will be held in Durban International Convention Centre with hotel accommodation available in the surrounding area. However attendees need to be careful when booking as the cancellation … [Read more...] about Going To ICANN 47 Durban? Check The Hotel Restrictions!

ICANN 47 Confirmed For Durban South Africa

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ICANN's 47th public meeting will take place in Durban, South Africa from 14th to 19th July 2013. The meeting location was confirmed in the most recent ICANN board minutes. The .za Domain Name Authority will be the local hosts. Here's the relevant snippet from the board resolution: Whereas, ICANN intends to hold its second Meeting for 2013 in the Africa region as per … [Read more...] about ICANN 47 Confirmed For Durban South Africa

AusRegistry Awarded South African Registry Contract

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AusRegistry has announced that they have been chosen by the .za Domain Name Authority to provide consultancy services related to a new domain registry system for South Africa.At present .za is split between several registry operators, with co.za being run by a different organisation to net.za, for example. The new registry will centralise the namespace and is being vaunted as … [Read more...] about AusRegistry Awarded South African Registry Contract