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Website: http://rivera.za.net/

Bio: Stefano Rivera is a South African Linux geek.

Polyglot electrical outlets at the European Broadcasters' Union

January 4, 2008 2:48am

ACB: Correct. Although small appliances all come with silly little euro-compatible 2-pin plugs.

South Africa used to use the same standard as the UK, but they diverged in the 50s.

UK-style sockets can still be found in some old buildings is ZA.

African ATM offers eight languages

November 10, 2007 4:23am

Apparently South Africa has 10 'official' languages (or so I was told recently by a resident). So this ATM is probably non-compliant with some assortment of government regulations!

We have 11 official languages (as stated in several other comments). However the languages are geographically discrete, so most provinces elect only to officially use the languages of their local people. This means that Western Cape (for example) only has 3 official languages (for all intents and purposes).

This ATM would most likely be *more* than complaint, and more to the point, the same model could be used all over the country.

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