".za" websites required to link to government Covid-19 portal

As per Government regulations, published last week, all websites that end in ".za" are required to link to the Department of Health's Covid-19 portal, www.sacoronavirus.co.za.

1 Apr 2020

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That link must be "visible", and must be on the front page of the website, according to regulations gazetted by communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.

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