ZADNA (ZA Domain Name Authority)

ZADNA (ZA Domain Name Authority) is a non-profit company established in terms of the ECT Act to regulate, manage and administer ZA – South Africa’s Internet top level domain. ZADNA also oversees the resolution of domain name disputes in the ZA space.

Our mandate includes:

  • Administration and management of the .za namespace in compliance with international best practice
  • Licensing and regulating registries
  • Licensing and regulating registrars for respective registries
  • Publishing guidelines on: administration and management of .za domain namespace; requirements and procedures for domain name registration; maintenance of and public access to a repository.