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.co.za domain names hit 1m

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 19 Aug 2015
The ZA Central Registry has one million registered .co.za domain names.
The ZA Central Registry has one million registered .co.za domain names.

The ZA Central Registry (ZACR) reached the one million mark for registered domain names with the registration of www.vulindlela-hpt.co.za.

According to a statement, today's registration comes 20 years after there were only 450 registered .co.za domains by the end of 1995.

South Africa's Internet country code top-level domain is .za, while co.za is the second-level country code domain available for general use by South African and non-South African persons and entities.

ZACR CEO Lucky Masilela says: "This is a landmark day for the local Web. It clearly demonstrates that the South African ICT sector in general, and the domain name sector in particular, are on a firm upwards trajectory.

"ZACR has now joined a small group of registry operators worldwide who administer a six-figure domain space. Even by international standards, the one million mark is a fantastic and sought-after milestone," says Masilela.

The ZACR operates co.za, web.za, org.za, net.za and the city top level domains (cTLDs) of .capetown ('dotCapeTown'), .joburg ('dotJoburg') and .durban ('dotDurban).

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