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The law was to effectively ban most incandescent light bulbs, starting in January 2012. [89] By 2020, a second tier of restrictions would become effective, requiring all general service bulbs to produce at least 45 lumens per watt, similar to a CFL [90], but retaining the exemption for other than general service lamps. [91]
18 – A South African Defence Force soldier attached to the African Union/United Nations peacekeeping forces in Sudan is killed and 3 others injured in an ambush in Northern Darfur. [ 3 ] 22 – A prison van returning dozens of prisoners to Johannesburg Central prison from court in Randburg is hit by a bomb explosion.
An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a filament that is heated until it glows. The filament is enclosed in a glass bulb that is either evacuated or filled with inert gas to protect the filament from oxidation. Electric current is supplied to the filament by terminals or wires ...
America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
2012 events in South Africa by month (5 C) S. 2012 in South African sport (7 C, 11 P) T. 2012 in South African television (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "2012 in South ...
The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2012.. The members of the court at the start of 2012 were Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, and judges Edwin Cameron, Johan Froneman, Chris Jafta, Sisi Khampepe, Bess Nkabinde, Thembile Skweyiya, Johann van der Westhuizen and Zak Yacoob.
The flag was replaced in 1994 when Nelson Mandela won national elections, ending apartheid. CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The post Court upholds ban on South Africa’s apartheid-era flag ...
Under the law, incandescent bulbs that produced 310–2600 lumens of light were effectively phased out between 2012 and 2014 unless they could meet the increasing energy efficiency standards mandated by the bill. Bulbs outside this range (roughly, light bulbs currently less than 40 watts or more than 150 watts) were exempt from the ban.