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South Africa public holidays 2026

14 public holidays in South Africa in 2026, and 250 working days counting Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Holidays

DateDayHoliday
1 JanuaryThursdayNew Year's Day
21 MarchSaturdayHuman Rights Day
3 AprilFridayGood Friday
6 AprilMondayFamily Day
27 AprilMondayFreedom Day
1 MayFridayWorkers' Day
16 JuneTuesdayYouth Day
9 AugustSundayNational Women's Day
10 AugustMondayNational Women's Day (observed)
24 SeptemberThursdayHeritage Day
4 NovemberWednesdayLocal Government Elections
16 DecemberWednesdayDay of Reconciliation
25 DecemberFridayChristmas Day
26 DecemberSaturdayDay of Goodwill

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Working days by month

Counting Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday as working days, less the holidays above.

MonthWorking days
January 202621
February 202620
March 202622
April 202619
May 202620
June 202621
July 202623
August 202620
September 202621
October 202622
November 202620
December 202621
2026250

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From the open-source python-holidays data (MIT licence, version 0.105): public holidays only, not optional or restricted ones. Governments notify their own lists each year and festival dates are estimates that can move, so check a date that matters against the official notification.

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