South Africa will have a total of 14 public holidays in 2023 – with the next one coming in the month of August. Image: Canva
When last was 27 December a public holiday in South Africa?
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared Tuesday, 27 December 2022 a public holiday, as reported by The South African website.
South Africa will have a total of 14 public holidays in 2023 – with the next one coming in the month of August. Image: Canva
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared Tuesday, 27 December 2022 a public holiday, as reported by The South African website.
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The declaration was made in terms of Section 2(A) of the Public Holidays Act which provides that “whenever a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be a public holiday”.
Christmas day, 25 December, falls on Sunday this year.
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Typically, when public holidays fall on a Sunday, the following day (Monday) becomes the ‘extra’ day off.
However, in this case, Monday, 26 December – Day of Goodwill – is also a public holiday.
Without the declaration, the country would have ‘only’ had 11 of the 12 days off for the year.
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In 2016, when Christmas Day also fell on a Sunday, Cosatu lobbied for an extra public holiday.
Following their request, then-president Jacob Zuma declared Tuesday, 27 December 2016 a public holiday.
Seven years later the same situation will be the case.
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The presidency said that Monday’s observing of Christmas Day and Day of Goodwill will overlap to uphold relevant labour law principles and practices.
The same principle applies for 1 January 2023, which also falls on a Sunday.
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The ‘extra’ holidays are as follows:
- 25 December: Christmas Day
- 26 December: Day of Goodwill
- 27 December: Public Holiday
- 1 January: New Year’s Day
- 2 January: New Year’s Day observed
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN SOUTH AFRICA IN 2022
- 1 January – New Year’s Day
- 21 March – Human Rights Day
- 15 April – Good Friday
- 18 April – Family Day (Follows Easter Sunday)
- 27 April – Freedom Day
- 1 May – Workers Day
- 16 June – Youth Day
- 9 August – National Women’s Day
- 24 September – Heritage Day
- 16 December – Day of Reconciliation
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Day of Goodwill
- 27 December
