The ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) welcomes the success of .joburg (dotJoburg) within the initial evaluation stage of ICANN’s new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) project.
The .joburg application was submitted by the ZA Central Registry (ZACR) alongside the dotAfrica (.africa) dotCapeTown (.capetown) and dotDurban (.durban) applications.
The initial evaluation success of the .joburg application follows that of .durban which passed the identical evaluation phase three weeks ago.
ICANN (The web Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers) is currently processing around 1 300 new gTLD applications. The applications are considered within the order determined by the prioritisation draw held in La on 17 December 2012. The .durban application drew position 303, and passed its initial evaluation in May 2013. Joburg drew 566 and has now just been evaluated. Cape Town with position 761 has a bit more time to attend.
“Joburg is a city with its own unique atmosphere and is undoubtedly Africa’s leading business and monetary centre,” says Vika Mpisane, General Manager of ZADNA.
“It’s fitting that it’s going to have its own domain name that businesses and organisations can use to convey a special association with the town. Once the Cape Town initial evaluation is finished, we’ll be on our thanks to giving our three major cities a valid platform on which to market themselves on the web,” he concludes.