South Africa bans switched sockets to improve safety.

Switches are not banned - despite the headline of this forum discussion.

indeed, the linked article is merely emphasizing that this will be a cheaper and more compact standard from now on.


Far from banning them, there is even a line at the end of the 'switch is misleading in its isolation impression' (without justification) note saying " You can still include a switch in the new system." (as the later picture then shows)


What the article seems to somewhat clumsily be saying is.

* ALL old SA sockets were switched, 

* NEW SA sockets (as standard) will come un-switched.

however, you can still have one if you wish.

and they will be lighter and more compact.


They could however just insist that they are wired and tested correctly ;)

nothing in the article seems to address the other underlying issue....


but hey, a Euro Standard is continuing to break out over the rest of the world...

Switches are not banned - despite the headline of this forum discussion.

indeed, the linked article is merely emphasizing that this will be a cheaper and more compact standard from now on.


Far from banning them, there is even a line at the end of the 'switch is misleading in its isolation impression' (without justification) note saying " You can still include a switch in the new system." (as the later picture then shows)


What the article seems to somewhat clumsily be saying is.

* ALL old SA sockets were switched, 

* NEW SA sockets (as standard) will come un-switched.

however, you can still have one if you wish.

and they will be lighter and more compact.


They could however just insist that they are wired and tested correctly ;)

nothing in the article seems to address the other underlying issue....


but hey, a Euro Standard is continuing to break out over the rest of the world...