National Holidays in South Africa in 2016

South Africa 2016

South Africa
2016

List of Holidays in South Africa in 2016

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Friday	Jan 01	New Year's Day	National Holiday
Monday	Mar 21	Human Rights Day	National Holiday
Friday	Mar 25	Good Friday	National Holiday
Monday	Mar 28	Family Day	National Holiday	Easter Monday
Wednesday	Apr 27	Freedom Day	National Holiday	National Day
Sunday	May 01	Workers' Day	National Holiday	International Workers' Day
Monday	May 02	Workers Day Holiday	National Holiday	Observed as holiday as Workers Day is on Sunday
Thursday	Jun 16	Youth Day	National Holiday
Tuesday	Aug 09	National Women's Day	National Holiday
Saturday	Sep 24	Heritage Day	National Holiday
Friday	Dec 16	Day of Reconciliation	National Holiday
Sunday	Dec 25	Christmas Day	National Holiday
Monday	Dec 26	Day of Goodwill	National Holiday	Boxing Day prior to 1994
Tuesday	Dec 27	Christmas Day	National Holiday	Public Holiday as Christmas Day falls on a Sunday

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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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