Why doesn't South Africa use daylight savings time?

After much speculation on a possible re-introduction of daylight saving time in South Africa, it has been confirmed that the nation will not use it in the near future. read more

South Africa is a wide country lying over three time zones by a bit. It is very convenient for things like TV schedules for there to be only one time zone. So the sun rises very early in Durban and sets very late according to our clocks here in the Mother City. read more

Historic, present and future dates for daylight saving time and clock changes. Time changes between years 2010 and 2019 in South Africa – Johannesburg are shown here. read more

The Majority of Africa: Most of Africa opts out of Daylight Savings Time, but there are some exceptions, like Egypt, Libya, and Namibia. There has been talk of reintroducing it to South Africa, but as of now, the country does not follow Daylight Savings Time. read more