.za
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| Introduced | 1990 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | ZADNA |
| Sponsoring organization | 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 | Under development |
| Web site | ZADNA |
.za is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for South Africa. It is administered by the ZADNA.
It is interesting to note that none of the official names for South Africa can be abbreviated to ZA, which is an abbreviation of the Dutch Zuid-Afrika. This is a legacy of when Dutch was an official language in South Africa, before being replaced by Afrikaans, in which the name of the country is Suid-Afrika. Afrikaans replaced Dutch as an official language in South Africa in 1925, 65 years before .za was introduced. However, the .sa domain is used by Saudi Arabia.
[edit] 2nd level domains
- ac.za
- city.za
- co.za
- edu.za
- gov.za
- law.za
- mil.za
- nom.za
- org.za
- school.za
