Who should apply on behalf of an institution?

Applications for the creation of a new sub-domain name should be made directly to TENET by the Principal, Registrar, Director of Public Affairs, Director of Information Technology or other officer that represents the entire Institution as a juristic person, and who will serve as the Administrative Contact Person for the Institution in respect of all sub domains that it holds. 

Applications will not be considered that are made directly by faculties, departments or other units that are not juristic persons in their own right, or by Internet Service Providers or other agents on behalf of the Institution.

Rules concerning the choice of new sub-domain names

1. The sub-domain name must reflect the identity of the institution, but must not be a name that is generic or in common use (e.g. names such as college.ac.za, gauteng.ac.za, education.ac.za and the like will not be accepted).
2. The Applicant for a new sub-domain name is solely responsible for the choice of the domain name, and is required certify that the proposed name does not infringe existing trademarks, copyrights or intellectual property rights of other parties. Registrants are required to indemnify TENET and the Administrator from any liability or damages arising from the choice of the domain name.
3. The name must not, in TENET's opinion, present a substantial risk of confusion with similar sub-domain names or other institutions already registered under .ac.za.
4. A name may not be one that is currently a second level domain name under the .za domain (e.g. org, co, net and the like), nor a top level domain name in the DNS (e.g. com, edu, uk, za and the like).

These rules have been applied since 23 July 2001, but were not necessarily applied before that.

Apply by completing the domain name holder contract form

    Instructions for completing the form:

1. There is an online, web-based Application Form that can be completed on-line. It should then be printed, signed and faxed or mailed to TENET at the above address.
2. Should any input-box on the electronic form be too narrow to contain any particular information item, you may leave the input-box blank, and write this item in by hand after printing the form.
3. For your convenience, a sample Application can be viewed here.
4. Proceed to the Application Form

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