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When is South Africa’s next public holiday?

Those South Africans not on leave this week enjoyed a mid-week day off thanks to the first public holiday of 2025 on Wednesday, 1 January which was New Year’s Day. For the latest public holiday news, ...
East Coast Radio

Renewed call for Diwali to be declared a public holiday in SA

A KwaZulu-Natal NGO is renewing its call for Diwali to be declared a public holiday in South Africa, urging greater cultural ...
BusinessTech

South Africans will ‘lose’ two public holidays next year

South Africans will only get ten instead of twelve days off work from public holidays in 2026 due to the way the Public Holidays Act handles public holidays that fall on weekends.
AOL

South Africa declares public holiday after ‘momentous’ Rugby World Cup win

South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa declared 15 December as a public holiday to celebrate the country’s Rugby World Cup victory. Mr Ramaphosa said the December date was chosen for the holiday as ...
The South African

When is South Africa’s next public holiday?

South Africans returned to work on Thursday morning having enjoyed a midweek break thanks to the Heritage Day public holiday.