South Africans are preparing for a short week next week with Monday, 17 June declared a public holiday. Here's why ...
South Africans are preparing for a short week next week with Monday, 17 June declared a public holiday. Here’s why … Image: UnsplashSouth Africans are preparing for a short week next week with Monday, 17 June declared a public holiday. Here’s why … Image: Unsplash determines that whenever a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following it shall be a public holiday.
In a typical year, South Africa has 12 public holidays, which is roughly the average when compared to other countries.Workers in most European countries enjoy 10-14 public holidays a year. The United Kingdom, however, has only eight. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Myanmar has 30 public holidays, while Sri Lanka, Iran, India, and China have 29, 27, 21, and 17, respectively.
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