by Louis Ferreira | Jul 17, 2026 | Articles
We are publishing this Public Incident Review following the DNS outage and degradation that affected .ZA commercial second-level domains between 6 and 14 March 2025. This report was originally finalised on 20 May 2025 following the DNS outage and degradation...
by Kilana Chohan | Jun 10, 2026 | Articles
Author: Simla Budhu Your website is down. You receive messages like ‘this site cannot be reached’ or ‘domain not found’. You have conducted all the necessary checks: the domain is still registered at the registry-level; the servers are running; and nothing has...
by Kilana Chohan | May 11, 2026 | Articles
Author: Neil Dundas (10 May 2026) Recent reporting around ZADNA’s revised long-term forecasting targets has understandably sparked discussion about the future growth trajectory of South Africa’s CO.ZA namespace. As the registry operator for the commercial CO.ZA...
by Kilana Chohan | May 8, 2026 | Articles, Cloud and Hosting
Author – Kilana Chohan, Simla Budhu & Team Protecting South Africa’s digital namespace DNS abuse is a growing global challenge, and South Africa is no exception. Malicious actors exploit the Domain Name System (DNS) to conduct phishing attacks, distribute...
by Kilana Chohan | May 6, 2026 | Articles
Author: Neil Dundas (22 April 2026) The domain name system (DNS) is often described as the “phonebook of the Internet,” but that analogy only scratches the surface. Beneath every domain name lies a complex web of policy, governance, and operational rules that shape...
by Kilana Chohan | Mar 17, 2026 | Articles
At ZARC, we take the security of the .za namespace seriously. We use a combination of advanced technology and strict policies to keep the internet’s address book—the domain name system—safe, stable, and resilient for all South Africans. Protecting your domain is a...