General
- Extension
- .capetown
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Africa

Geographic domain · Africa
Registry: ZA Central Registry NPC trading as ZA Central Registry Policies
Open to everyone
No local presence is required: companies from any country can register a .CAPETOWN domain. Which country domains require one
Registration is automated.
Registration and renewal terms are 1 year.
Transfers are made with an authorisation code.
The holder can be changed online.
No prior rights, such as a trademark, are needed.
.CAPETOWN is a top-level domain extension tied to South Africa, managed by ZA Central Registry NPC trading as ZA Central Registry. No local presence is required: holders based in any country can register. No prior right, such as a trademark, is needed. Individuals and organisations can both be holders, without a company registration number. No application form is needed.
With Domgate, a .CAPETOWN domain costs €23 a year, at registration and at each renewal. Domains are registered and renewed for 1 year. Restoration after expiry: 5 days after expiration date. There is no late renewal period: a domain must be renewed before its expiry date. A domain is transferred with its authorisation code (authcode), obtained from the current registrar. Only Latin letters, digits and hyphens are accepted: no internationalised names (IDN).
We keep you informed of potentially infringing domain names registered around the world.
We intervene in case a .capetown domain name is infringing client's right.
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We provide local presence service in many countries around the world, where a local presence is required to register a domain name.
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Resellers: offer .CAPETOWN to your clients through our reseller program, from the client area, the API, the WHMCS module or EPP.
No local presence is required: holders based in any country can register a .CAPETOWN domain. Individuals and organisations can both be holders, without a company registration number. No prior right, such as a trademark, is needed. A name can have 1 to 30 characters.
A .CAPETOWN domain is registered and renewed for 1 year. Registration is automated. There is no late renewal period: a domain must be renewed before its expiry date. Restoration after expiry: 5 days after expiration date. A domain cannot be deleted before its expiry date.
A .CAPETOWN domain is transferred with its authorisation code (authcode), obtained from the current registrar. The domain must first be unlocked at the current registrar. A transfer to Domgate costs €23 and adds one year to the expiry date. The holder can be changed online.
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