Free tool
Domain name search for South Africa
Check if your business name is still available as a domain. One search covers .co.za, .com, .africa, .org.za and .net, and if it is open, you can register it on the spot.
Three tips before you hit search
- Keep it short and sayable. If you cannot say it over the phone without spelling it out, customers will mistype it. Skip hyphens and numbers unless they are part of your brand.
- Match your business name. Your domain should be what customers already call you. thandiscatering.co.za beats bestcateringjhb-sa.co.za every time.
- Register it the day you find it open. A domain name search does not reserve anything. R99 secures the .co.za for a full year, cheaper than losing the name.
Found your name? It takes about five minutes to register your domain. Want the full cost picture first? See domain prices in South Africa.
Questions
Domain search questions
How does the domain name search work?
Type your business name once and we query the domain registries for .co.za, .com, .africa, .org.za and .net at the same time. Green means available right now; red means someone already owns it. Results come back in a few seconds.
Someone took my name. What now?
Try a different extension, add your trade or town (like khumalobakery.co.za), or use a short variation customers would still recognise. If you WhatsApp us the taken name, we will suggest close alternatives that are actually available.
Does searching for a domain reserve it?
No. A search only checks availability, it does not hold the name for you, here or anywhere else. If the name you want is open, register it while it is. Good .co.za names get taken every day.