The regulating authority ZA Registry (ZACR) introduced a Domain Redemption phase On 1 December 2012 .
What is Domain Redemption and what does it mean for your domain?
It is important to renew your domain before it expires else your domain will be charged accordingly to (ZACR) redemption costs.
Closed Redemption is a state that a domain enters once it has expired and gone through the Deletion Phase.
The process is as follows:
1. The domain will expire.
2. The domain will go through the Pending Suspension and Pending Deletion Phases.
3. After the Pending Deletion phase is over, the domain enters the Closed Redemption Phase.
4. In the Closed Redemption Phase a domain can be reinstated at the cost of the Closed Redemption Fee:
- R 285.00 for .ZA Domains
- R 685.00 for .Joburg .Capetown and .Durban
- R 3,750 (thousand) for TLDs and GTLDs, like .com .net .org .directory .farm et cetera
5. How long a domain name stays in Closed Redemption depends on the Registry. For .ZA Domains the Redemption Period is 30 days, for TLDs like .COM it can range from 45 - 90 days.
All terms for Za Registry (ZACR) can be found here
https://www.registry.net.za/content.php?gen=1&contentid=111&title=CO.ZA%20Published%20Policies%20and%20Procedures#six
