Public Holidays in South Africa
Here is the full calendar of South Africa’s annual public holidays. Links will be added as the holidays are reached, and written about on SA Blog!
Note: if a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday also becomes a holiday.
Date | Holiday |
1 January | New Year’s Day |
21 March | Human Rights Day |
March/April (variable) | Good Friday |
March/April (variable) | Family Day (Eastern Monday) |
27 April | Freedom Day |
1 May | Workers’ Day |
16 June | Youth Day |
9 August | Women’s Day |
24 September | Heritage Day |
16 December | Day of Reconciliation |
25 December | Christmas Day |
26 December | Day of Goodwill |