2023 SOUTH AFRICA HOLIDAYS
The next public holiday in South Africa is
16th June, FridayYouth Day
List of National and Regional Public Holidays of South Africa in 2023
DAY | DATE | HOLIDAY |
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SundaySun | Jan 01, 2023Jan 01 | New Year's Day |
MondayMon | Jan 02, 2023Jan 02 | New Year's Day Holiday |
TuesdayTue | Mar 21, 2023Mar 21 | Human Rights Day |
FridayFri | Apr 07, 2023Apr 07 | Good Friday |
SundaySun | Apr 09, 2023Apr 09 | Easter |
MondayMon | Apr 10, 2023Apr 10 | Family Day |
ThursdayThu | Apr 27, 2023Apr 27 | Freedom Day |
MondayMon | May 01, 2023May 01 | Workers Day |
ThursdayThu | May 25, 2023May 25 | Africa Day |
FridayFri | Jun 16, 2023Jun 16 | Youth Day |
TuesdayTue | Jul 18, 2023Jul 18 | Nelson Mandela's Birthday |
WednesdayWed | Aug 09, 2023Aug 09 | National Women's Day |
SundaySun | Sep 24, 2023Sep 24 | Heritage Day |
MondayMon | Sep 25, 2023Sep 25 | Heritage Day Holiday |
SaturdaySat | Dec 16, 2023Dec 16 | Day of Reconciliation |
MondayMon | Dec 25, 2023Dec 25 | Christmas Day |
TuesdayTue | Dec 26, 2023Dec 26 | Day of Goodwill |
Public Holidays in South Africa
Youth Day
Friday Jun 16, 2023
The upcoming South Africa holiday Youth Day is in 8 days from today.
Nelson Mandela's Birthday
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
The upcoming South Africa holiday Nelson Mandela's Birthday is in 40 days from today.
National Women's Day
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
The upcoming South Africa holiday National Women's Day is in 62 days from today.
List of Popular Celebration Days of United States in 2023
DAY | DATE | HOLIDAY |
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ThursdayThu | Jan 12, 2023Jan 12 | National Pharmacists Day |
ThursdayThu | Jan 19, 2023Jan 19 | National Popcorn Day |
WednesdayWed | Feb 01, 2023Feb 01 | National Signing Day |
ThursdayThu | Feb 02, 2023Feb 02 | Groundhog Day |
FridayFri | Feb 03, 2023Feb 03 | National Wear Red Day |
ThursdayThu | Feb 09, 2023Feb 09 | National Pizza Day |
MondayMon | Feb 13, 2023Feb 13 | Galentine's Day |
TuesdayTue | Feb 14, 2023Feb 14 | Valentine's Day |
WednesdayWed | Feb 15, 2023Feb 15 | National Bagel Day |
SaturdaySat | Feb 18, 2023Feb 18 | National Drink Wine Day |
TuesdayTue | Feb 21, 2023Feb 21 | National Pancake Day |
WednesdayWed | Feb 22, 2023Feb 22 | National Margarita Day |
FridayFri | Mar 03, 2023Mar 03 | National Employee Appreciation Day |
TuesdayTue | Mar 07, 2023Mar 07 | National Cereal Day |
SundaySun | Mar 12, 2023Mar 12 | Daylight savings |
MondayMon | Mar 13, 2023Mar 13 | National Napping Day |
TuesdayTue | Mar 14, 2023Mar 14 | National Walkout Day |
TuesdayTue | Mar 14, 2023Mar 14 | National Pi Day |
MondayMon | Mar 20, 2023Mar 20 | National Proposal Day |
ThursdayThu | Mar 23, 2023Mar 23 | National Puppy Day |
ThursdayThu | Mar 30, 2023Mar 30 | National Doctor Day |
WednesdayWed | Apr 05, 2023Apr 05 | National Walking Day |
ThursdayThu | Apr 06, 2023Apr 06 | National Burrito Day |
FridayFri | Apr 07, 2023Apr 07 | National Beer Day |
TuesdayTue | Apr 11, 2023Apr 11 | National Pet Day |
WednesdayWed | Apr 12, 2023Apr 12 | National Grilled Cheese Day |
ThursdayThu | May 04, 2023May 04 | National Day Of Prayer |
SundaySun | May 14, 2023May 14 | Mother's Day |
ThursdayThu | May 25, 2023May 25 | National Towel Day |
ThursdayThu | May 25, 2023May 25 | National Wine Day |
FridayFri | Jun 02, 2023Jun 02 | National Donut Day |
ThursdayThu | Jun 08, 2023Jun 08 | National Best Friends Day |
SundaySun | Jun 18, 2023Jun 18 | Father's Day |
WednesdayWed | Jun 21, 2023Jun 21 | National Selfie Day |
ThursdayThu | Jun 22, 2023Jun 22 | National Kissing Day |
ThursdayThu | Jul 13, 2023Jul 13 | National French Fry Day |
FridayFri | Jul 14, 2023Jul 14 | National Nude Day |
SundaySun | Jul 16, 2023Jul 16 | National Ice Cream Day |
WednesdayWed | Jul 19, 2023Jul 19 | National Hot Dog Day |
SundaySun | Jul 23, 2023Jul 23 | Amazon Prime Day |
MondayMon | Jul 24, 2023Jul 24 | National Tequila Day |
SaturdaySat | Jul 29, 2023Jul 29 | National Chicken Wing Day |
TuesdayTue | Aug 01, 2023Aug 01 | National Girlfriends Day |
SundaySun | Aug 06, 2023Aug 06 | National Sister Day |
MondayMon | Sep 18, 2023Sep 18 | National Cheeseburger Day |
TuesdayTue | Oct 03, 2023Oct 03 | National Boyfriends Day |
WednesdayWed | Oct 04, 2023Oct 04 | National Vodka Day |
WednesdayWed | Oct 04, 2023Oct 04 | National Taco Day |
MondayMon | Oct 09, 2023Oct 09 | Leif Erikson Day |
SaturdaySat | Oct 21, 2023Oct 21 | Sweetest Day |
SundaySun | Oct 29, 2023Oct 29 | National Cat Day |
TuesdayTue | Oct 31, 2023Oct 31 | Halloween |
FridayFri | Nov 03, 2023Nov 03 | National Sandwich Day |
FridayFri | Nov 24, 2023Nov 24 | Black Friday |
MondayMon | Nov 27, 2023Nov 27 | Cyber Monday |
SaturdaySat | Dec 02, 2023Dec 02 | Candle Day |
SaturdaySat | Dec 09, 2023Dec 09 | National Pastry Day |
FridayFri | Dec 15, 2023Dec 15 | National Ugly Sweater day |
2023 Public Holidays South Africa Service
The above is the list of 2023 public holidays declared in South Africa which includes federal, regional government holidays and popular observances. We also provide South Africa holiday calendar for 2023 in Word, Excel, PDF and printable online formats.
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.
The Public Holiday Act No. 48 also makes provision for the President to declare any day a public holiday through a government gazette notice. Every employer is expected to grant leave to employees. The workers must get paid time off during the holidays. Working on a public holiday is solely voluntary or arrived at through an agreement between the employer and employees. As such, workers must get extra pay for their services, usually double their normal daily wage rate or as per agreed terms. The provision may not apply to certain members of the public like the Defence Forces and Senior Management staff.
It might be of considerable importance to residents and visitors to take note of the public holidays as most businesses and non-essential services remain shut. However, a number of large chain stores remain operational. The Christian holidays of Good Friday and Easter Sunday are largely determined by the Ecclesiastical moon and therefore the dates may vary from year to year.
The official dates for observance of public holidays can be altered through an agreement and such a day cannot be considered as part of an employee's annual leave. Some holidays might be limited to select religious groups, for example, Christmas Day celebrated by Christians worldwide.