Public Holidays South Africa
The Republic of South Africa has a total of twelve public holidays celebrated annually. The holidays are regulated by the Public Holidays Act. It further directs that in the event a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the celebration is marked on the next day.
1 January New Year's Day
22 March Human Rights Day
2 April Good Friday
5 April Family Day
27 April Freedom Day
1 May Workers' Day
16 June Youth Day
9 August National Women's Day
24 September Heritage Day
16 December Day of Reconciliation
25 December Christmas Day
27 December Day of Goodwill
![Show map](https://d3p9pa0orw8xnp.cloudfront.net/images/map/google_map.png)
![](https://d3p9pa0orw8xnp.cloudfront.net/images/icon/currency.png)