Public Holidays in South Africa 2020
31 total holidays21 national holidays
2020 Holiday Calendar — South Africa
| Date | Holiday | Day | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | New Year's Day | Wednesday | National |
| 2020-02-21 | Maha Shivaratri | Friday | National |
| 2020-03-09 | Holi | Monday | National |
| 2020-03-21 | Human Rights Day | Saturday | National |
| 2020-03-22 | Isra and Mi'raj | Sunday | Religious |
| 2020-04-10 | Good Friday | Friday | National |
| 2020-04-11 | Holy Saturday | Saturday | Religious |
| 2020-04-12 | Easter Sunday | Sunday | Religious |
| 2020-04-13 | Family Day | Monday | National |
| 2020-04-24 | Ramadan Start | Friday | Religious |
| 2020-04-27 | Freedom Day | Monday | National |
| 2020-05-01 | Workers' Day | Friday | National |
| 2020-05-19 | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Tuesday | Religious |
| 2020-05-25 | Eid ul Fitr | Monday | Religious |
| 2020-06-16 | Youth Day | Tuesday | National |
| 2020-08-01 | Eid al-Adha | Saturday | Religious |
| 2020-08-03 | Raksha Bandhan | Monday | National |
| 2020-08-09 | National Women's Day | Sunday | National |
| 2020-08-10 | National Women's Day | Monday | National |
| 2020-08-11 | Janmashtami | Tuesday | National |
| 2020-08-21 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Friday | Religious |
| 2020-08-22 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Saturday | National |
| 2020-09-24 | Heritage Day | Thursday | National |
| 2020-10-17 | Navaratri | Saturday | National |
| 2020-10-25 | Dussehra | Sunday | National |
| 2020-10-29 | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Thursday | Religious |
| 2020-11-14 | Diwali/Deepavali | Saturday | National |
| 2020-12-16 | Day of Reconciliation | Wednesday | National |
| 2020-12-24 | Christmas Eve | Thursday | Religious |
| 2020-12-25 | Christmas Day | Friday | National |
| 2020-12-26 | Day of Goodwill | Saturday | National |
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cURL
curl -X GET \ "https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2020" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
JavaScript
const res = await fetch(
"https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2020",
{ headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" } }
);
const holidays = await res.json();