The Public Holidays Act of 1994 provides for 12 annual public holidays in South Africa.
These are:
1. New Year’s Day: January
2. Human Rights Day March
3. Good Friday, April:
4. Easter Monday, April:
5. Workers’ Day May:
6. 2 May: Public holiday Workers’ Day observed **
7. June: Youth Day
8. Boxing Day (Dec 26)
9. Christmas Day (Dec 25)
10. Heritage day (27 April)
11, National Women’s Day (9 August)
12, December: Day of Goodwill
South African public holidays during 2023
- 1 January (Sunday): New Year’s Day
- 2 January (Monday): New Year Holiday
- 21 March (Tuesday): Human Rights Day
- 7 April (Friday): Good Friday
- 10 April (Monday): Family Day
- 27 April (Thursday): Freedom Day
- 1 May (Monday): Workers’ Day
- 16 June (Friday): Youth Day
- 9 August (Wednesday): National Women’s Day
- 24 September (Sunday): Heritage Day
- 16 December (Saturday): Day of Reconciliation
- 25 December (Monday): Christmas Day
- 26 December (Tuesday): Day of Goodwill
