_______________________________________________Hi Joe,
The information is on the Wikivoyage page https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018_Cape_Town_Guidebook
I have expanded the section at https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Orientation#Power to include the same information
I repeat it here for convenience, but without the images.
There are two different power socket types in South Africa. The most common is the large three pronged SANS 164-1 16 A type M. The second type widely used in South Africa is the flat two pinned Europlug. The SANS 164-2 three pronged plug has recently been adopted as an official standard but is not yet in common use. The main venue has sockets that accept all three of these, but the three-pin type M is in common use all over South Africa, but almost nowhere else.
For a detailed description of the 230 volt / 50 hertz (Europlug, Type M, (BS 546 15 Amp) and IEC 60906-1, see the Wikipedia article
The type M three-pin 15 Amp socket is found almost everywhere in SA. The IEC 60906-1 is the new standard, to be phased in over about 50 years, so is generally only found in new buildings. It accepts Europlug without needing an adaptor. Adaptors from Europlug to Type M are easily available at hardware stores and supermarkets, as are adaptors from most other international household connection systems to Type M.
The major exception is for the Australian, New Zealand and Chinese plugs. Adaptors for these are relatively difficult to find and expensive. Try to bring your own adaptor if you have these plugs.
If in doubt, bring an adaptor from whatever you have to Europlug, and get another adaptor from Europlug to Type M locally if you find you need it.
The conference venue has combination outlets which have IEC 60906-1 Europlug compatible sockets and Type M 15 Amp sockets.
Cheers,
Peter
From: Wikimania-l [mailto:wikimania-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Joe Sutherland
Sent: 05 July 2018 07:59
To: Wikimania-l
Subject: [Wikimania-l] Plugs in South Africa
Hey all - asking this here since I imagine others may have the same question :)
There are apparently three types of plug used in South Africa. Which of them is most widely used in Cape Town?
thanks!
Joe
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