Public holidays
South Africa public holidays 2027
14 public holidays in South Africa in 2027, and 251 working days counting Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 21 March | Sunday | Human Rights Day |
| 22 March | Monday | Human Rights Day (observed) |
| 26 March | Friday | Good Friday |
| 29 March | Monday | Family Day |
| 27 April | Tuesday | Freedom Day |
| 1 May | Saturday | Workers' Day |
| 16 June | Wednesday | Youth Day |
| 9 August | Monday | National Women's Day |
| 24 September | Friday | Heritage Day |
| 16 December | Thursday | Day of Reconciliation |
| 25 December | Saturday | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Sunday | Day of Goodwill |
| 27 December | Monday | Day of Goodwill (observed) |
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Working days by month
Counting Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday as working days, less the holidays above.
| Month | Working days |
|---|---|
| January 2027 | 20 |
| February 2027 | 20 |
| March 2027 | 20 |
| April 2027 | 21 |
| May 2027 | 21 |
| June 2027 | 21 |
| July 2027 | 22 |
| August 2027 | 21 |
| September 2027 | 21 |
| October 2027 | 21 |
| November 2027 | 22 |
| December 2027 | 21 |
| 2027 | 251 |
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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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