Electric vehicles should be the most straightforward things, on the basis that we spend half our lives plugging stuff in. Phones, vacuums, household appliances, we’re no strangers to sticking cables ...

Confusion in the electrical sector has led to claims that all Schuko plugs and sockets are banned. This is not true.

The UAE will restrict the entry of appliances and electrical equipment having 2- pin plug configurations in 2012 as Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma) strengthens the ...

South Africa is undergoing a decades-long transition to a new electrical plug and socket standard, which will culminate in the old triangular three-prong plug top no longer being supported. In its ...

The South African Safehouse Association is warning people about illegal and unsafe Schuko plugs and sockets in the country. The Safehouse Association is an industry initiative which aims to protect ...

All our computing devices rely on technology that allows them to connect to other devices and networks. Some of these work using electromagnetic systems, but a good number of them must use a physical ...

Abu Dhabi, UAE: UAE will restrict the entry of appliances and electrical equipment having 2-pin plug configurations in 2012 as Emirates Authority for Standardization & Metrology (ESMA) strengthens the ...