National Holidays in South Africa in 2017

South Africa 2017

South Africa
2017

List of Holidays in South Africa in 2017

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Sunday	Jan 01	New Year's Day	National Holiday
Monday	Jan 02	New Year's Day (in lieu)	National Holiday	Public Holiday as New Years Day falls on a Sunday
Tuesday	Mar 21	Human Rights Day	National Holiday
Friday	Apr 14	Good Friday	National Holiday
Monday	Apr 17	Family Day	National Holiday	Easter Monday
Thursday	Apr 27	Freedom Day	National Holiday	National Day
Monday	May 01	Workers' Day	National Holiday	International Workers' Day
Friday	Jun 16	Youth Day	National Holiday
Thursday	Aug 03	Public Holiday	National Holiday	Voting in municipal elections
Wednesday	Aug 09	National Women's Day	National Holiday
Sunday	Sep 24	Heritage Day	National Holiday
Monday	Sep 25	Heritage Day Holiday	National Holiday	Holiday as heritage day falls on a Sunday
Saturday	Dec 16	Day of Reconciliation	National Holiday
Monday	Dec 25	Christmas Day	National Holiday
Tuesday	Dec 26	Day of Goodwill	National Holiday	Boxing Day prior to 1994

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The South African Public Holidays Act (Act No 36 of 1994) determines that whenever any public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following it will be a public holiday.

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