A list of current public holidays in South Africa:[1]
In gold, the National Day
Date
Name
Instituted
Comments
1 January
New Year's Day
1910
21 March
Human Rights Day
1990[2]
Commemorates the Sharpeville massacre of 1960.[3]
The Friday before Easter Sunday
Good Friday
1910
The Monday following Easter Sunday
Family Day
1980
27 April
Freedom Day
1995[2]
First democratic election held (in 1994)
1 May
Workers' Day
1995[4]
16 June
Youth Day
1995[5]
Commemorates the Soweto uprising led by secondary school students in 1976.[3]
9 August
National Women's Day
1995[6]
Commemorates the 1956 march of approximately 20,000 women to petition against pass laws.[3]
24 September
Heritage Day
1995[7]
Recognises aspects of South African culture which are both tangible and difficult to pin down: creative expression, the historical inheritance, language, the food, and the land people live on.[3]
16 December
Day of Reconciliation
1995
Honors both the Black and White soldiers who died in the Battle of Blood River in 1838.[3]
25 December
Christmas Day
1910
26 December
Day of Goodwill
1910
Formerly Boxing Day.
The Public Holidays Act (Act No 36 of 1994)[8] states that whenever a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following it will be a public holiday.[1]
^ ab"NO. 36 OF 1994: PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ACT, 1994". Government Communications (GCIS). 28 March 2008. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
^ ab"Government Website: Public Holidays Archive". www.gov.za. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
^ abcde"Public holidays in South Africa | South African Government". gov.za. South African Government. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^"First celebration of May Day in South Africa". South African History Online. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
^"Speech by President Nelson Mandela on South Africa Youth Day Ladysmith, 16 June 1995". South African History Online. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
^"South Africa celebrates the first National Women's Day". South African History Online. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
^"First celebration of National Heritage Day". South African History Online. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
^"OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT: NO. 36 OF 1994: PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ACT, 1994" (PDF). info.gov.za. 7 December 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
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