Know your days: SA will get two extra public holidays in 2023

SA will have 14 public holidays this year. Photo: canva

South Africans will benefit from two extra public holidays this year. Here are the official days and dates for 2023…

SA will have 14 public holidays this year. Photo: canva

14 public holidays this year

Us South Africans love our public holidays, so many will be excited to learn that in 2023, there will be two extra public holidays to enjoy.

According to the Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994 (Act) there will be 14 public holidays in 2023, two more than the 12 public holidays that are usually determined.

As reported by Cape Town Etc, 2 January and 25 September are the two additional SA public holidays in 2023, one to observe New Year’s Day and one for Heritage Day, both of which fall on a Sunday.

The Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994 (Act) claims that “whenever any public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be a public holiday.” As per this SA law, when a public holiday falls on a Sunday, it will still be regarded as a public holiday, but the Monday following that public holiday will then become an additional public holiday.

The 14 South African public holidays for 2023 are as follows:

New Year’s Day – Sunday, 1 January 2023
New Year’s Day observed – Monday, 2 January 2023
Human Rights Day – Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Good Friday – Friday, 7 April 2023
Eater Monday /Family Day – Monday, 10 April 2023
Freedom Day – Thursday, 27 April 2023
Workers’ Day – Monday, 1 May 2023
Youth Day – Friday, 16 June 2023
National Women’s Day – Wednesday, 9 August 2023
Heritage Day – Sunday, 24 September 2023
Public holiday Heritage Day observed – Monday, 25 September 2023
Day of Reconciliation – Saturday, 16 December 2023
Christmas Day – Monday, 25 December 2023
Boxing Day / Day of Goodwill – Tuesday, 26 December 2023

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