South Africa will have 14 public holidays in 2023, including an additional two days off to celebrate public holidays which fall over a weekend. The first of…
South Africa will have 14 public holidays in 2023, including an additional two days off to celebrate public holidays which fall over a weekend.
This means that 2 January 2023 and 25 September 2023 are additional public holidays in terms of the Act.Monday, 2 January: Public holiday New Year’s Day observedThursday, 27 April: Freedom DaySunday, 24 September: Heritage DaySaturday, 16 December: Day of ReconciliationThe dates on which Good Friday and Easter Sunday fall are determined according to the ecclesiastical moon. That varies each year, but they fall at some point between late March and late April.
While most working South Africans take public holidays in their stride, the number of days off has a significant impact on employers and productivity. Similar efforts of moving midweek public holidays to either Friday or Monday have already taken place in the USA, UK, Argentina and Japan.
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