I receive a lot of questions regarding website Domain Ownership and thought it would be good to provide some information on the site.

Please note that this is only a short guide to Domain Ownership.

Website Domains are registered by a company called Uniform South Africa. They can be contacted on the following telephone numbers and e-mail.

Tel: +27 11 314 0077 e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

A list of Frequently Asked Questions can be viewed on their website. http://co.za/legal-FAQ.shtml

These frequently asked questions can give you some insight into the ownership of your domain.

Please note that there is a difference between the owner and administrator.

• The owner will have ownership of the domain regardless of who is the administrator.
• The administrator has access to the domain only as an appointed person by the owner.

Whenever a domain is registered for a client, the client should have the following in place.

1.     A certificate will be posted to the owner of the domain. Please keep this in a safe place as sometimes information on the domain who is server can be hacked and changed. This printed copy of your domain details will ensure you can recover your domain in any eventuality.

2.     Keep your domain payments up to date, or make sure that your appointed Internet Service Provider has made payment on your behalf. You can view these details by going to http://co.za/whois.shtml and entering your domain details. A flashing red displaying “Not Paid” indicates non payment. You as owner of the domain can always make payment directly to Uniform SA to ensure your domain ownership.

3.     The contact e-mail address should be a separately secure e-mail location as the administrator does have access to e-mail accounts on the domain. Please make sure these details are correct by entering your domain details on the following page http://co.za/whois.shtml . All the information from 2a to 2n should be your company details. Please note that any request for transfer of domain should be initiated form the e-mail address displayed in 2l Registrant e-mail.

In the event that you may need to transfer the domain to another hosting provider for whatever reason, you can contact my hosting provider, Hetzner at the following e-mail addresses.

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Hetzner provides a 2 week complete backup of any information on you website.

Any correspondence should be initiated form the e-mail address that is listed under  2l. registrantemail

These points should ensure you continued ownership of your domain.

For more information feel free to contact myself at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Grobbie Brink