[AfrICANN-discuss] Some news about .za

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

Some of the news about .za! by way of Vika form dot ZA

Domain name board appointed

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

Related stories:
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2007/0708241042.asp"   Telkom wins
domain name dispute
"http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/internet/2007/0708161033.asp"   New domain
name regulations
"http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/internet/2007/0705291038.asp"   Domain name
policy welcomed
"http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/internet/2006/0611231037.asp"   Rules
outlined for domain name disputes
"http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/internet/2006/0612071034.asp"   Domain name
parking not rampant in SA

Posted: 9/11/2007 10:34:00 AM
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