Search results for: dotAfrica

Tue, May 13th 2014, 16:30 · Chris Udemans

dotAfrica launch further delayed by DotConnectAfrica injunction

The launch of the generic top-level domain (gTLD) dotAfrica will be delayed further due to an injunction awarded to Kenyan-based DotConnectAfrica (DCA) Trust. → Read more
Wed, March 26th 2014, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

dotAfrica documentation signed to pave way for launch

The outstanding legal documentation relating to the launch of the dotAfrica generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) was signed at the 49th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today, paving the way for the first phase of dotAfrica domain applications beginning in May. → Read more
Wed, February 26th 2014, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju

Deadline extended for governments to reserve dotAfrica domains

ZA Central Registry (ZACR) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have extended the deadline for the submission of names for inclusion in the dotAfrica Reserved Names List (RNL) process, saying governments have been slow on the uptake. → Read more
Mon, February 3rd 2014, 12:20 · Chris Udemans

dotAfrica launch delayed

The Sunrise and Land Rush periods of the dotAfrica generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) will now commence in May rather than this month, with general availability expected in September. → Read more
Thu, January 9th 2014, 11:40 · Nick Sato

dotAfrica to protect African intellectual property on web

African, Middle Eastern and South Asian trademark and intellectual property law firms have given positive support for the Mark Validation System (MVS) that is designed to protect African brands following the imminent commercial launch of the new dotAfrica generic Top Level Domain (gTLD). → Read more
Mon, January 6th 2014, 09:50 · Nick Sato

dotAfrica receives boost from African governments

African governments through the African Union Commission (AUC) have endorsed the plan to create the dotAfrica initiative through issuing an official statement by African ICT ministers announcing their support. → Read more
Thu, November 14th 2013, 13:30 · Nick Sato

Benin first to reserve dotAfrica name, more governments urged

The African Union Commission (AUC) has urged African governments to reserve their domains ahead of the the launch of dotAfrica (.Africa), with Benin the only country to have done so as yet. → Read more
Mon, October 21st 2013, 14:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

ICT forum publishes declaration in favour of dotAfrica

The Burkina Faso-hosted African Forum on Best Practices in ICT has issued a declaration in support of the dotAfrica initiative, stating its benefit to the African community. → Read more
Tue, September 17th 2013, 18:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

Q&A: Alice Munyuna, member of dotAfrica steering committee

Alice Munyuna, steerco member at dotAfrica, spoke to HumanIPO about the challenges African governments face with policy creation, following discussions at the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) conference last week in Johannesburg, South Africa. → Read more
Tue, September 10th 2013, 15:30 · Nanine Steenkamp

African governments fear ICT policy creation – dotAfrica

Development in the digital landscape is a fearsome experience to most African governments, posing the opportunity for business involvement and registrar incubation, stakeholders at the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) iWeek conference said yesterday. → Read more
Tue, August 27th 2013, 13:30 · Jack Barton

dotAfrica announces reserved names list

African governments are to begin drawing up lists of domain names relating to topics of national significance to be reserved for their use only. → Read more
Mon, July 15th 2013, 07:04 · Richard Cutcher

dotAfrica passes initial ICANN evaluation

The bid for Africa to get its own generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) has received a boost after .africa passed an “Initial Evaluation” by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). → Read more
Wed, July 3rd 2013, 13:06 · Nanine Steenkamp

dotAfrica opens policy for public comment

dotAfrica has opened its Reserved Names Policy for public comment, giving governments priority on category registry. → Read more
Thu, April 24th 2014, 16:00 · Tom Jackson

SA’s web.za SLD to relaunch

The ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) has confirmed South Africa’s web.za second level domain (SLD) will relaunch and be available to the public after its sunrise and landrush phases, offering an unrestricted alternative to co.za. → Read more
Tue, March 18th 2014, 05:00 · Chris Udemans

New gTLDs will disrupt trademark protection strategies – WIPO

The introduction of new generic top-level domains (gTLD) will be responsible for a disruption in existing strategies for trademark protection on the web, according to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). → Read more
Fri, February 14th 2014, 19:00 · Tom Jackson

ZACR appoints new CEO

The ZA Central Registry (ZACR) has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO) as it aims to accelerate transformation within the South African Domain Name System (DNS) industry. → Read more
Mon, September 9th 2013, 17:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

SA needs to take leading position in broadband again – ZADNA

South Africa needs to once again take the lead in the internet arena, as the reviewing of the country’s ICT policy gets underway. → Read more
Thu, July 18th 2013, 09:48 · Kamau Mbote

South Sudan ready to launch top level domain

Africa’s newest country South Sudan will be launching its ssTLD (top level domain) in the next two months according to ICT minister Major General Madut Biar Yel. → Read more
Wed, July 17th 2013, 08:39 · Kamau Mbote

AU sets ICT week to celebrate organisation’s 50 years

The African Union (AU) has set aside a week in December for member countries to organise activities surrounding the ICT sector on the continent as part of the Africa Union Jubilee celebrations. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd 2012, 14:15 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya leads Africa in rejecting .africa domain name private ownership

Kenya is leading 15 African countries in voicing opposition to the allocation of the .africa domain name to the DotConnectAfrica (DCA) trust by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the non-profit corporation charged with IP address allocation and domain name system management. → Read more