South Africa Holidays in 2025

List of public holidays in South Africa 2025 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryWednesdayNew Year's DayPublic Holiday
2nd JanuaryThursdayTweede Nuwe JaarObservance
27th JanuaryMondayIsra and Mi'raj (Tentative Date)Muslim
21st FebruaryFridayArmed Forces DayObservance
26th FebruaryWednesdayMaha ShivaratriHindu Holiday
1st MarchSaturdayRamadan Start (Tentative Date)Muslim
14th MarchFridayHoliHindu Holiday
20th MarchThursdayMarch EquinoxSeason
21st MarchFridayHuman Rights DayPublic Holiday
26th MarchWednesdayLaylatul Qadr (Night of Power)Muslim
31st MarchMondayEid ul Fitr (Tentative Date)Muslim
18th AprilFridayGood FridayPublic Holiday
19th AprilSaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance, Christian
20th AprilSundayEaster SundayObservance, Christian
21st AprilMondayFamily DayPublic Holiday
27th AprilSundayFreedom DayPublic Holiday
28th AprilMondayFreedom Day observedPublic Holiday
1st MayThursdayWorkers' DayPublic Holiday
11th MaySundayMother's DayObservance
7th JuneSaturdayEid al-Adha (Tentative Date)Muslim
15th JuneSundayFather's DayObservance
16th JuneMondayYouth DayPublic Holiday
21st JuneSaturdayJune SolsticeSeason
27th JuneFridayMuharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date)Muslim
18th JulyFridayNelson Mandela DayObservance
9th AugustSaturdayRaksha BandhanHindu Holiday
9th AugustSaturdayNational Women's DayPublic Holiday
16th AugustSaturdayJanmashtamiHindu Holiday
26th AugustTuesdayGanesh ChaturthiHindu Holiday
5th SeptemberFridayMilad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date)Muslim
22nd SeptemberMondayNavaratriHindu Holiday
22nd SeptemberMondaySeptember EquinoxSeason
24th SeptemberWednesdayHeritage DayPublic Holiday
2nd OctoberThursdayDussehraHindu Holiday
20th OctoberMondayDiwali/DeepavaliHindu Holiday
16th DecemberTuesdayDay of ReconciliationPublic Holiday
21st DecemberSundayDecember SolsticeSeason
24th DecemberWednesdayChristmas EveObservance, Christian
25th DecemberThursdayChristmas DayPublic Holiday
26th DecemberFridayDay of GoodwillPublic Holiday
31st DecemberWednesdayNew Year's EveObservance
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for South Africa. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in South Africa this year in 2025?

There are 13 holidays in South Africa in 2025

How to retrieve the South Africa holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2025 API to retrieve this list of South Africa holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'ZA', year: '2025'});
console.log(holidays);
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