SOUTH AFRICAN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL FLAG
1 January: New Years Day
2 January: Public holiday
21 March: Human Rights Day
14 April: Good Friday*
17 April: Family Day*
27 April: Freedom Day
1 May: Workers Day
16 June: Youth Day
9 August: National Womens Day
24 September: Heritage Day
25 September: Public holiday
16 December: Day of Reconciliation
25 December: Christmas Day
26 December: Day of Goodwill
* The dates on which Good Friday and Easter Sunday fall are determined according to the ecclesiastical moon. That varies each year but they fall at some point between late March and late April.
**The Public Holidays Act (Act No 36 of 1994 [PDF]) determines whenever any public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following on it shall be a public holiday.