🇿🇦Southern Africa13 public holidays

South Africa public holidays 2026.

13 official public holidays in South Africa for 2026. Dates, names, and the Mansa API endpoint that returns this data.

13 public holidays — 2026
South Africa
01
Jan
New Year's Day
Thu
21
Mar
Human Rights Day
Sat
03
Apr
Good Friday
Fri
06
Apr
Family Day
Mon
27
Apr
Freedom Day
Mon
01
May
Workers' Day
Fri
16
Jun
Youth Day
Tue
09
Aug
National Women's Day
Sun
10
Aug
Public Holiday
Mon
24
Sept
Heritage Day
Thu
16
Dec
Day of Reconciliation
Wed
25
Dec
Christmas Day
Fri
26
Dec
Day of Goodwill
Sat
API request

The exact call that returns this holiday list. Free with any Mansa API key.

curl https://mansaapi.com/api/v1/location/countries/ZA/holidays/2026 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
Other years
South Africa holidays 2025→South Africa holidays 2027→
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