The Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994. When a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is a public holiday.

Are extra holidays included?

No. Days the President adds in a Government Gazette, such as an election day, are not in this list until the tool is updated.

The public holiday on Easter Monday. Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday.

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South African public holidays

Public holidays for a calendar year under the Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994, including Good Friday, Family Day, and the Monday after a holiday that falls on a Sunday.

How to use it

Enter a calendar year. The default is the current year.
Read the date, the weekday and whether the Monday rule created the day.
Use the business-day count for the year, or the business-day tool for a shorter range.

Questions

Which law is this?: The Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994. When a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is a public holiday.
Are extra holidays included?: No. Days the President adds in a Government Gazette, such as an election day, are not in this list until the tool is updated.
What is Family Day?: The public holiday on Easter Monday. Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday.

An automated client can POST JSON to /api/tools/sa-holidays with the fields listed in the OpenAPI document. The OpenAPI document is at /api/tools, with a short guide at /llms.txt. Nothing submitted is stored.