Register Domain.co.za Basic Mail, ZAR 59.00/mo. on Linux Emails

Basic Mail has been updated on May 13, 2026 (added October 26, 2019)

💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPalWire Transfer
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-Free
🌏 Server Locations :	South Africa
⚑ Targeting :	ZA
💰 Money-back guarantee :	30 days
🚀 Uptime :	99.9 %

See also initial Basic Mail plan location on their website!

*📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

Register Domain SA is a South African domain registrar and hosting provider based in Cape Town, South Africa. The business was founded in 2005 and operates through Register Domain SA (Pty) Ltd, a private South African company with registration number 2013/198577/07. Their strongest identity is local domain registration, but the service range goes well beyond domains and includes shared web hosting, WordPress hosting, LiteSpeed hosting, Plesk hosting, email hosting, enterprise hosting, Node.js hosting, Python hosting, managed Linux servers, self-managed Linux servers, self-managed Windows servers, website builder services, SSL certificates, DNS tools, domain transfers, and reseller domain services.

The company is a practical option for South African small businesses, web designers, agencies, resellers, and individuals who want local billing, local infrastructure, and a single provider for domains, DNS, hosting, SSL, and email. Their website is in English, with currency selection for ZAR and USD, although the primary billing and pricing focus is clearly South African Rand.

Their domain services cover both local and international extensions, including .co.za, .org.za, .web.za, .net.za, .africa, .joburg, .capetown, .durban, .com, .net, .org, and many other generic TLDs. Domain services include registration, transfer, renewal, DNS management, reseller pricing, and domain availability tools. Their reseller model is useful for web designers and hosting providers managing multiple client domains, with discounted .ZA, .AFRICA, .JOBURG, .DURBAN, and .CAPETOWN pricing depending on portfolio size.

The hosting range is broad for a regional provider. Their cPanel Web Hosting plans include SSD storage, SSL, website builder, unlimited traffic under fair-use rules, databases, mailboxes, anti-spam, anti-virus, webmail, Softaculous, and WordPress Toolkit. Annual hosting plans can include a free domain registration for .co.za and other .za namespaces, with renewal billed later at normal domain rates.

Their WordPress Hosting is stronger than a basic shared hosting label. Plans include SSD storage, WP optimized caching, free WP installation, free WP migrator, free SSL, email, daily backups, WordPress Toolkit, enhanced security, and ecommerce support. This makes it a good fit for blogs, small business sites, and WooCommerce-style stores that need a local South African hosting environment.

LiteSpeed Hosting is available for users who want LiteSpeed Web Server performance with cPanel, Softaculous, WordPress Toolkit, SSL, anti-spam, anti-virus, webmail, and LS-style speed advantages. Plesk Hosting gives customers a separate control panel choice, with SSD storage, SSL, website builder, databases, mailboxes, webmail, Plesk, and WordPress Toolkit.

Their Email Hosting is suitable for businesses that need branded mailboxes without full website hosting. Plans include custom-domain mailboxes, SSD storage, SSL, webmail, anti-spam, anti-virus, and compatibility with Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, Apple Mail, iPhone, iPad, and Gmail-based client access. Email security includes SSL/TLS-enabled IMAP, POP3, and SMTP, plus whitelist / blacklist filtering and forwarding rules.

For higher-resource users, Enterprise Hosting adds larger SSD disk space, CPU cores, RAM allocations, higher inode limits, unlimited databases, unlimited mailboxes, cPanel, Softaculous, WordPress Toolkit, and shopping cart support. Their application hosting range also includes Node.js Hosting and Python Hosting, both designed as app-only hosting rather than standard email or WordPress hosting. These plans use cPanel, CloudLinux isolation, SSL, Imunify360, daily backups, defined RAM / CPU / inode limits, and app management for Node.js, Flask, Django, FastAPI, APIs, dashboards, and SaaS-style projects.

Server products include Managed Linux Servers, Self-Managed Linux Servers, and Self-Managed Windows Servers. Managed Linux plans include cPanel, a personal server administrator, local hosting, SSD storage, one IP address, and 24/7 monitoring. Self-managed Linux plans provide root-level control with Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, or Debian, web console access, local hosting, SSD storage, one IP address, and no included cPanel. Self-managed Windows plans include Administrator-level control, Windows Server edition choice, local hosting, SSD storage, one IP address, and 24/7 monitoring.

The SSL range includes free SSL for hosting users and paid certificates from GeoTrust, Sectigo, and DigiCert. This gives customers access to both affordable DV-style certificates and higher-trust commercial SSL options for business websites and ecommerce.