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Okuhle Digital’s relationship with the ZA Registry Consortium (ZARC) enables us to provide South African businesses with a more accessible and supported way to manage their .co.za domains.

As a ZARC-accredited registrar, Okuhle Digital can facilitate the registration, transfer, renewal and ongoing management of .co.za domain names. This is especially valuable to business owners who originally registered their domains through the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) and now need a registrar to provide the technical services required to use and manage those domains effectively.

Supporting the transition from registration to active use

Registering a domain through CIPC gives a business its digital address, but a domain still requires active management before it can be used for services such as a website, professional email or Domain Name System (DNS) configuration.

By transferring the management of a CIPC-registered domain to Okuhle Digital, the business retains ownership of the domain while gaining access to registrar services, technical support and additional digital solutions.

The transfer does not mean that Okuhle Digital becomes the owner of the domain. It simply authorises us to manage the domain on behalf of its registrant within the ZARC domain-management environment.

Moving a domain to Okuhle Digital gives customers access to a broader range of services for establishing and maintaining their online presence. Depending on their requirements, customers can connect their transferred domain to:

  • Website and application hosting
  • Professional business email
  • Existing third-party hosting services
  • Custom DNS records
  • Domain-renewal services
  • Website development and maintenance
  • Technical support

Customers who already have a website or email service elsewhere can retain those services by ensuring that the appropriate nameserver and DNS settings are maintained during the transfer.

Strengthening South Africa’s digital ecosystem

Our work with ZARC supports Okuhle Digital’s commitment to making digital services more accessible to South African businesses. It allows us to combine registry-level domain infrastructure with local customer support, practical guidance and related digital services.

For small businesses in particular, domain management can appear highly technical. Our role is to simplify that process and provide customers with a clear point of contact when they need assistance.

Through this relationship, Okuhle Digital continues to strengthen its position as a South African domain registrar and digital services provider—helping businesses move from registering a name to building a credible and sustainable online presence.

Transfer your CIPC domain

If your .co.za domain was registered through CIPC, you can begin the transfer process through the Okuhle Digital website. Our step-by-step guide explains what information is required and how to approve the ZARC transfer request.

Transfer your CIPC domain to Okuhle Digital and take the next step towards actively managing your organisation’s online presence.

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How to set up email in Outlook 2016 or Microsoft 365

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This guide takes you step-by-step through the process of setting up your free webmail email account in Outlook 2016 or Outlook for Microsoft 365.

  1. Launch Outlook
  2. Select File on the top left menu bar
  3. Select the Add Account button in the middle of the screen, then Account Settings
  4. Insert your email address
  5. Select Advanced options, then select Let me set up my account manually  > Connect

6. This temporary screen will display

7. This screen will display the various account options – select POP or IMAP

8.Server Settings: (Note that some versions of Outlook don’t allow you to adjust server settings at this stage. In these cases, complete the account setup and then check your server settings by going to File > Info > Account Settings dropdown > Server Settings).

  • Incoming mail: add mail. before your domain name e.g. mail.example.co.za*
    • Port 993 (or 995 for POP)
    • Encryption method: SSL/TLS
    • Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) is unticked
  • Outgoing mail: add smtp. before your domain name e.g.smtp.example.co.za*
    • Change Port to 465 (not 25)
    • Encryption method: SSL/TLS
    • Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) is unticked

9. Click Connect

10. You will now be prompted for the password. Input your password and save.

11. Your setup is complete!

12. Send a test mail

* Note: In isolated cases mail.domain (e.g. mail.example.com) and smtp.domain won’t work. In these cases you will need to use the server name instead e.g. www34.cpt1.host-h.net. 

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