ZA Central Registry wins .africa domain battle, ready to launchThe Superior Court of California has denied DotConnectAfrica's (DCA) legal battle to stop the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) delegating the .africa generic top level domain to the ZA Central Registry (ZACR). © Aleksandra Alekseeva – 123RF.com According to Bernadette Versfeld, a partner at Webber Wentzel, it means that ZACR is now the official registry operator of the .africa generic top-level domain. It will be launched in three phases:
“The .africa generic top level domain is an essential domain name extension for any business trading in Africa. It is anticipated that the .africa domain name extension will be in high demand and businesses are advised to include this domain name extension in their branding strategy. The cost of registration is minimal compared to the risks of failing to register,” Versfeld concludes. |