Uniforum SA only administers the co.za for the benefit of the South African public. They have no legal rights to continue doing so.

@Mervyn, I’m not sure where you are buying .com domains for >R50 a year but I personally don’t think that’s a lot of money for a .co.za.

If you don’t want to pay, go to za.net where you can request a free domain name. Be prepared to wait though…

One thing I’ve noted is that many country specific domains restrict registration to people and organisations resident in the country. I think this makes sense, however, co.za places no such restriction, so anyone, living anywhere can register a co.za. I don’t agree with this policy. I feel that in order to register a co.za domain, one must prove that one is either an RSA citizen or has permanent residence in the country.

I have been using Godaddy and Namecheap for years. Both companies are professional, provide good service and it’s a pleasure dealing with them.

Registering a .co.za domain is like going back to using a typewriter i/o a pc. It’s a shame.

All the best,

Francois

Administering TLDs is easier – I totally agree, but I think that I may have been a little cryptic above.

What I meant was “updating the whois” or ownership of the TLD. The auth codes etc make it nightmarish, there are too many points of failure.

I can’t imagine what problems you have experienced. It seems to me that you are referring to the transfer of a TLD from one registrar to another, which is a whole different thing and something which cannot even be accomplished with a co.za because there is only one co.za registrar.

UniForum do a superb job. They are a non-profit organisation.

Let me ask you something, have you ever tried to do a TLD transffere? It’s a bloody nightmare! You complain about waiting 8 hours… do the job correctly the first time and you’ll have to wait almost no time at all. I registered two domains today with them and within 10mins I was in action.

Like all things, it’s easy when you know how. We pay Motor Mechanics a lot of money for reasonably no help..

P.S. Mervyn, you sound like a complete & utter wanker. I’m not wasting any more time on you..

My personal dealings with him confirm that he is abusive and as slippery as an eel.

Earlier this year, Kahn, emailed me demanding to speak to me on the phone and when I said I preferred that he correspond with me via email, he became abusive and started ranting and raving like a lunatic.

More recently he approached me to discuss another of his little schemes and demanded that I sign a NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) that would bind me to him legally. When I declined he became abusive, rude and obnoxious again.

I would caution anyone against having any dealings with Mervyn Kahn. He is a spammer, and an unpleasant person to deal with.