ICANN rolls out new Generic TLDs

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has begun their roll out of new Generic Top Level Domain Names (GTLDs).Whilst in the past generic domain name extensions were limited to .COM, .BIZ, .NET and the like, ICANN intends to release over 1000 new...

dotAfrica domain one step closer

Africa is firmly on its way to having its own .africa (dotAfrica) domain after Internet governing body ICANN ruled that the ZA Central Registry (ZACR) bid for dotAfrica has passed “Initial Evaluation”. According to the ICANN New generic Top Level Domain...

ICANN conference underway in Durban

The 47th ICANN conference currently being hosted by the .ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) at the Durban International Convention Centre until 18 July could not be more timely, the organisation says. ZADNA is hosting the event in partnership with the ZA Central...

Major ICANN expansion for Africa

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is moving ahead immediately with plans to have six new ICANN representatives on the African continent. This is according to president Fadi Chehadé, who says: “ICANN used to say if you want to participate...