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Domain name board appointed

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 11 Sept 2007

Communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri has appointed new .za Domain Name Authority board members. The appointment went into effect at the beginning of September.

The board is chaired by Dr Hasmukh Gajjar, deputy CEO of Faritec, and an executive of the J&J Group.

Board members include legal experts Preetta Bhagattjee and Mike Silber; Tenet CEO Duncan Martin; Internet Service Providers Association of SA chairman Ant Brooks; and Nirvani Dhevcharran, regional IS manager at SA Breweries.

The board also includes Meraka Institute manager Nhlanhla Mabaso, ISETT SETA chairman Lucky Masilela, and Blindlib chairman William Rowland.

The Domain Name Authority administers and manages the domain name space, licenses and regulates registries and registrars, and publishes guidelines on the general administration and management of the .za domain name space.

The authority will also publish guidelines on the requirements and procedures for domain name registration, and the maintenance of and public access to a repository.

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