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Upcoming South Africa Public Holidays

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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 2021 to October 2022. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone/iPad mobile apps.

Below is the list of South Africa public holidays from December 2021 to October 2022:

Date	Weekday	Public Holiday
Dec 16	Thursday	Day of Reconciliation
Dec 25	Saturday	Christmas Day
Dec 26	Sunday	Day of Goodwill
Dec 27	Monday	Public Holiday
Jan 1	Saturday	New Year's Day
Mar 21	Monday	Human Rights Day
Apr 15	Friday	Good Friday
Apr 18	Monday	Family Day / Easter Monday
Apr 27	Wednesday	Freedom Day
May 1	Sunday	Workers' Day
May 2	Monday	Public Holiday
June 16	Thursday	Youth Day
Aug 9	Tuesday	National Women’s Day
Sep 24	Saturday	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).

2021-10-12: South Africa Declares November 1st Public Holiday For Local Government Election
2021-09-16: South African November 1st Public Holiday Update
2021-09-09: South African Electoral Public Holiday Likely On November 1st
2021-06-14: South African 2023 Public Holidays Announced
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
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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 (2022-2032).

Upcoming South Africa Public Holidays

Below is the list of South Africa public holidays from December 2021 to October 2022:

Recent South Africa Public Holidays News and Updates

Global Holidays Observed in South Africa

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