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Upcoming South Africa Public Holidays (December 2020 to October 2021)

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This page contains the list of upcoming South Africa official public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, regional public holidays, non-working national holidays and sectorial holidays from December 2020 to October 2021. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone/iPad mobile apps.

The list of upcoming South Africa official public holidays is:

Date	Weekday	Public Holiday
Dec 16	Wednesday	Day of Reconciliation
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day
Dec 26	Saturday	Day of Goodwill
Jan 1	Friday	New Year's Day
Mar 21	Sunday	Human Rights Day
Mar 22	Monday	Public Holiday
Apr 2	Friday	Good Friday
Apr 5	Monday	Family Day / Easter Monday
Apr 27	Tuesday	Freedom Day
May 1	Saturday	Workers' Day
June 16	Wednesday	Youth Day
Aug 9	Monday	National Women’s Day
Sep 24	Friday	Heritage Day

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Recent South Africa Public Holidays News and Updates

Below is a list of recent news and updates related to South Africa public holidays, national holidays, government holidays and bank holidays (note that this newsfeed is delayed by 30 days).

2020-12-03: South African 2022 Public Holidays Announced
2020-11-11: South African Calls For Deepavali Public Holiday
2020-10-24: South African 2021 Public Holidays Amended
2020-10-16: South African 2021 Public Holidays Announced
2019-02-25: South African May 8 Public Holiday Gazetted
2019-02-07: South African Public Holiday May 8
2018-12-15: South African 2020 Public Holidays Announced
2018-01-14: South African 2019 Public Holidays Announced
2017-01-15: South African 2018 Public Holidays Announced
2016-09-19: South African Public Holiday December 27
2016-09-15: South Africa Mulls December 27 Public Holiday
2016-06-24: South African Electoral Public Holiday August 3
2016-06-18: South African Local Elections August 3
2016-01-12: South African 2017 Public Holidays Announced
2015-01-05: South African 2016 Public Holidays Announced
2014-07-20: South Africa Mulls Mandela Public Holiday
2014-02-21: South African Public Holiday May 7
2014-02-13: South African 2015 Public Holidays Announced
2013-12-06: South African Mandela Public Holiday Ruled-Out
2013-04-29: South African Public Holidays Review Complete
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Global Holidays Observed in South Africa

Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in South Africa, with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2021-2031).

Upcoming South Africa Public Holidays (December 2020 to October 2021)

The list of upcoming South Africa official public holidays is:

Recent South Africa Public Holidays News and Updates

Global Holidays Observed in South Africa

South Africa Background Information and Links