From 5b0152b68b85e2af1bc0f83113c5725d0cdcfb1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 17:14:39 -0700 Subject: [PROPOSED 1/2] Namibia switches from +01 with DST to +02 all year (Thanks to Steffen Thorsen.) * NEWS: Document this. * africa: Implement it. --- NEWS | 6 ++++++ africa | 16 +++++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 93633a5..5829933 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ News for the tz database Unreleased, experimental changes + Changes to future time stamps + + Namibia will switch from +01 with DST to +02 all year on + 2017-09-03 at 02:00. This affects UT offsets starting 2018-04-01 + at 02:00. (Thanks to Steffen Thorsen.) + Changes to past time stamps Detroit did not observe DST in 1967. diff --git a/africa b/africa index dcc20b9..3b0e77f 100644 --- a/africa +++ b/africa @@ -957,9 +957,18 @@ Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Lusaka # Zambia # See: Immanuel S. The Namibian. 2017-02-23. # http://www.namibian.com.na/51480/read/Time-change-divides-lawmakers +# From Steffen Thorsen (2017-08-09): +# Namibia is going to change their time zone to what is now their DST: +# https://www.newera.com.na/2017/02/23/namibias-winter-time-might-be-repealed/ +# This video is from the government decision: +# https://www.nbc.na/news/na-passes-namibia-time-bill-repealing-1994-namibia-time-act.8665 +# We have made the assumption so far that they will change their time zone at +# the same time they would normally start DST, the first Sunday in September: +# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/namibia-new-time-zone.html + # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Namibia 1994 max - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Namibia 1995 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 - +Rule Namibia 1994 2017 - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Namibia 1995 2017 - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 8 1:30 - +0130 1903 Mar @@ -967,7 +976,8 @@ Zone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 8 2:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:00 2:00 - SAST 1990 Mar 21 # independence 2:00 - CAT 1994 Apr 3 - 1:00 Namibia WA%sT + 1:00 Namibia WA%sT 2017 Sep 3 2:00 + 2:00 - CAT # Niger # See Africa/Lagos. -- 2.7.4