South Africa's .ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) has announced the appointment of Molehe Wesi as its new CEO.  Wesi joined ZADNA on 03 August and took over from Peter Madavhu, who had served as acting CEO since January 2019 until Kuly. ZADNA board chairperson Palesa Legoze said the organisation was confident that Wesi's industry knowledge and management expertise would reinforce stability within the organisation in order to fulfill its statutory mandate. 

His capabilities will enable the organisation to enhance business sustainability, drive innovation, stimulate .za domain name registration growth and ensure that ZADNA maintains an inclusive policy process, said Legoze. Wesi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology from the University of the Free State and is studying toward his Masters in Information Technology (M.IT) at the University of Pretoria. 

Prior to his appointment at ZADNA, he held various roles including deputy director of IT Strategic Support and Client Services at the University of Pretoria from April 2018. He was also the director of IT service delivery at University of Johannesburg from December 2014 to March 2018. During this time, he was appointed to serve as acting Executive Director of Information and Communication Systems from July 2017 to March 2018.