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How secure are South Africa's domains?
Most businesses in South Africa use a .za domain. Across 1,221,854 of them, here's how their security stacks up — aggregate patterns only, never an individual business. As of 2026-08-16.
In the .za zone — covering South Africa — 57.4% of 1,031,537 graded domains earn an F, well below the 73.8% internet-wide average. DMARC enforcement here stands at 15.4% — above the 11.8% census-wide rate.
We use .za as a stand-in for South Africa, based on the domain's ending rather than where a company is legally registered — so South Africa businesses using a generic ending like .com aren't counted here.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 213 | 0% |
| A | 1,538 | 0.1% |
| B | 24,490 | 2% |
| C | 122,174 | 10% |
| D | 317,143 | 26% |
| F | 756,296 | 61.9% |
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