South Africa finalising new rules that could ban fluorescent light bulb sales
Minister Ebrahim Patel of the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (DTIC) has revealed that new specifications for general-purpose light bulbs in South Africa will be published in September 2022.
The...
ashanti mogosetsi
cfl
department of trade and industry (dti)
ebrahim patel
light emitting diode (led)
sa national energy development institute (sanedi)
Light bulb efficiency tested — and the winner is clear
Testing by MyBroadband confirmed that LED bulbs have the best efficiency, followed by compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), and incandescent bulbs.
To see which lightbulbs are the most efficient, MyBroadband tested the power draw and...
South African lightbulbs tested — with no surprises
MyBroadband tested the power draw of incandescent, fluorescent, and LED light bulbs, and the results were in line with what the manufacturers promised on the box.
Modern LED lightbulbs promise bright light at a fraction of the power draw...