South Africans could soon choose to register their internet sites by using city specific domains, or specialty fields like sport instead of the .co.za domain, the .za Domain Name Authority said on Thursday.
"The number of internet users now using the South African domain co.za has passed the 500 000 milestone and is increasing at an impressive rate as more and more people register.
"The authority is looking at offering South Africans more secure and easily identifiable options in .za... a limited number of new domains may be opened to provide users with a wider choice including city specific domains," said Mpisane.
Apart from considering domains like sport, food and local city-specific ones, the authority was also considering re-opening domains like web.za and net.za, said Mpisane.
"The recent experience globally has shown that city-specific domains may generate a lot of excitement in the market. The Authority will be willing to explore the possibility of adding city-specific domains in .za," he said.
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