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.ORG.ZA
South Africa
ZADNA / ZARC · ccTLD · Updated 2026-09-10
Alternate .za sub-namespaceSee .CO.ZA
Specifications
- Zone
- .co.za
- Registration
- Real-time
- Registration period
- 1-10 years
- Character length
- 1-63
- DNSSEC
- Yes
- IPv6
- Yes
- Nameservers
- 2-7 nameservers
- Transfer time
- Standard
- Auth code format
- N/A (email voting)
- Redemption period
- 20 d
- Handle updates
- Yes
- WHOIS update
- Standard
- WHOIS server
- whois.registry.net.za
- Connection
- Direct
- Data set
- ccTLD
- Auth code
- Yes
Eligibility & Restrictions
Originally intended for South African non-profit organisations. .org.za is operated by ZADNA alongside .co.za, .net.za, and .web.za as alternate second-level namespaces under .za. .za is not sold at the top level.
See .CO.ZA for canonical reference. .org.za uses the same registry processes.
Registration
See .CO.ZA. Same registration process as .co.za.
Transfer Procedure
See .CO.ZA. Same transfer process.
Registrant Change
See .CO.ZA.
Renewal & Deletion
See .CO.ZA.
Restore / Redemption Grace Period
See .CO.ZA.
WHOIS / Privacy
See .CO.ZA. Same WHOIS server.
Data controllers
- ZA Domain Name Authority (org) 44 Grand Central Blvd, Sanofi House, Halfway house, Midrand Gauteng 1685, South Africa
- ZA Domain Name Authority — Chairperson (admin) 44 Grand Central Blvd, Sanofi House, Halfway house, Midrand Gauteng 1685, South Africa
Error codes
- EF00803
- EF01017
- EF03008
- EF00512
- EF01008
- EF01009
- EF03005
- EF01002
- EF03007
- EF03006
- EF01075
- EF03011
- EF01055
- EF03010
- EF01095
- EF01074
- EF0103118
Required fields
- techc/email
- ownerc/email
- adminc/email
Restrictions
- Domains can be registered without restrictions.
- Nameserver must be set up in advance and provide an authoritative response.
Root nameservers
- ZA1.DNSNODE.NET
- NSZA.IS.CO.ZA
- ZA-NS.ANYCAST.PCH.NET
Tasks (API)
- create · available · chargeable · automatic
- delete · available · automatic
- preack · available · automatic
- renew · available · chargeable · automatic
- restore · available · chargeable · manual
- restoreARGP · available · automatic
- restoreNE · available · automatic
- transfer · available · chargeable · automatic · AuthInfo required
- update · available · automatic