<P> The first South African IP address was granted to Rhodes University in 1988 . On 12 November 1991 , the first IP connection was made between Rhodes ' computing centre and the home of Randy Bush in Portland , Oregon . By November 1991 , South African universities were connected through UNINET to the Internet . Commercial Internet access for businesses and private use began in June 1992 with the registration of the first . co.za subdomain . The African National Congress , launched its website , anc.org.za , in 1997 , making it one of the first African political organizations to establish an Internet presence around the time that the Freedom Front Plus ( Vryheidsfront Plus ) registered vryheidsfront.co.za . </P>
<P> The first South African IP address was granted to Rhodes University in 1988 . On 12 November 1991 , the first IP connection was made between Rhodes ' computing centre and the home of Randy Bush in Portland , Oregon . By November 1991 , South African universities were connected through UNINET to the Internet . Commercial Internet access for businesses and private use began in June 1992 with the registration of the first . co.za subdomain . The African National Congress , launched its website , anc.org.za , in 1997 , making it one of the first African political organizations to establish an Internet presence around the time that the Freedom Front Plus ( Vryheidsfront Plus ) registered vryheidsfront.co.za . </P>
when did internet access for private use begin in south africa
when did internet access for private use begin in south africa
June 1992
June 1992