Public Holidays in South Africa 2023
33 total holidays23 national holidays
2023 Holiday Calendar — South Africa
| Date | Holiday | Day | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | New Year's Day | Sunday | National |
| 2023-01-02 | New Year's Day | Monday | National |
| 2023-02-18 | Isra and Mi'raj | Saturday | Religious |
| 2023-02-18 | Maha Shivaratri | Saturday | National |
| 2023-03-07 | Holi | Tuesday | National |
| 2023-03-21 | Human Rights Day | Tuesday | National |
| 2023-03-24 | Ramadan Start | Friday | Religious |
| 2023-04-07 | Good Friday | Friday | National |
| 2023-04-08 | Holy Saturday | Saturday | Religious |
| 2023-04-09 | Easter Sunday | Sunday | Religious |
| 2023-04-10 | Family Day | Monday | National |
| 2023-04-17 | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Monday | Religious |
| 2023-04-22 | Eid ul Fitr | Saturday | Religious |
| 2023-04-27 | Freedom Day | Thursday | National |
| 2023-05-01 | Workers' Day | Monday | National |
| 2023-06-16 | Youth Day | Friday | National |
| 2023-06-29 | Eid al-Adha | Thursday | Religious |
| 2023-07-20 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Thursday | Religious |
| 2023-08-09 | National Women's Day | Wednesday | National |
| 2023-08-30 | Raksha Bandhan | Wednesday | National |
| 2023-09-07 | Janmashtami | Thursday | National |
| 2023-09-18 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Monday | National |
| 2023-09-24 | Heritage Day | Sunday | National |
| 2023-09-25 | Heritage Day | Monday | National |
| 2023-09-28 | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Thursday | Religious |
| 2023-10-15 | Navaratri | Sunday | National |
| 2023-10-23 | Dussehra | Monday | National |
| 2023-11-12 | Diwali/Deepavali | Sunday | National |
| 2023-12-15 | Rugby World Cup Win Public Holiday | Friday | National |
| 2023-12-16 | Day of Reconciliation | Saturday | National |
| 2023-12-24 | Christmas Eve | Sunday | Religious |
| 2023-12-25 | Christmas Day | Monday | National |
| 2023-12-26 | Day of Goodwill | Tuesday | National |
Automate South Africa holiday data via API
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cURL
curl -X GET \ "https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2023" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
JavaScript
const res = await fetch(
"https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2023",
{ headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" } }
);
const holidays = await res.json();