Some of the news about .za! by way of Vika form dot ZA<br><br>Domain name board appointed<br><br>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&amp;J Group.<br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>Related stories:
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<br><br>Posted: 9/11/2007 10:34:00 AM