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South African co.za domains grow by 73,000 in year to February

Friday 26 March 2021 | 10:20 CET | News
The flagship co.za internet domain grew by about 73,000 names from March 2020 to February 2021 and renewals were 6.5 percent higher than in the previous twelve months. According to ZA Central Registry NPC (ZACR), the administrator of South Africa's presence on the worldwide web, this takes the current tally to over 1.30 million registered domain names,  making it Africa's leading ccTLD (country Code Top Level Domain).

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