Ms. Palesa Legoze

The Board Chairperson of the ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA)

Ms. Palesa Legoze is an ICT consultant and the Chairperson of the Board of the South African Domain Name Authority (ZADNA.) She has over twenty years’ experience in the ICT industry, with a particular focus on Internet policy and Cybersecurity.

She formerly worked for the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services as the Director: Internet Governance . She played a pivotal role in the establishment of ZADNA and the African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC).

For over a decade, she served as the South African representative to the ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee. She has also represented South Africa in regional and international bodies such as ICANN, CSTD, ITU, AUC, AfriNIC, to name a few.

Ms. Legoze holds a master’s degree in Communications Management from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland.