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Upcoming South Africa Public Holidays

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

This page contains the list of upcoming South Africa public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, regional public holidays, non-working national holidays and sectorial holidays from November 2024 to October 2025. The data on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone mobile apps, whose data feed is also updated nightly.

Below is the list of South Africa public holidays from November 2024 to October 2025:


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

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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 (2024-2034).

South Africa Background Information and Links