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South Africa Public Holidays 2022

See also: 2022 public holidays in Africa, Botswana, EMEA, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, SADC, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and worldwide.

This page contains the list of South Africa 2022 official public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone/iPad mobile apps. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of South Africa official public holidays in 2022 is:

Date	Weekday	Public Holiday
Jan	Saturday	New Year's Day
Mar	Monday	Human Rights Day
Apr	Friday	Good Friday
Apr	Monday	Family Day / Easter Monday
Apr	Wednesday	Freedom Day
May	Sunday	Workers' Day
May	Monday	Public Holiday
June	Thursday	Youth Day
Aug	Tuesday	National Women’s Day
Sep	Saturday	Heritage Day
Dec	Friday	Day of Reconciliation
Dec	Sunday	Christmas Day
Dec	Monday	Day of Goodwill
Dec	Tuesday	Public Holiday (tentative)

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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).

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
2013-02-06: South African 2014 Public Holidays Announced
2012-07-09: South African Public Holidays Review Update
2012-06-11: South African Public Holidays To Be Reviewed
2012-04-05: South African April 30 Public Holiday Ruled-Out
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Global Holidays Observed in South Africa (beta)

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 (2019-2029).

South Africa Public Holidays 2022

The list of South Africa official public holidays in 2022 is:

Recent South Africa Public Holidays News and Updates

Global Holidays Observed in South Africa (beta)

South Africa Background Information and Links