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South Africa Public Holidays 2023

See also: 2023 public holidays in Africa, Botswana, EMEA, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, SADC, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and worldwide.

This page contains the list of South Africa 2023 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 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of South Africa official public holidays in 2023 is:


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

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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).

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).

South Africa Background Information and Links