Public Holidays in South Africa 2025
31 total holidays21 national holidays
2025 Holiday Calendar — South Africa
| Date | Holiday | Day | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | New Year's Day | Wednesday | National |
| 2025-01-27 | Isra and Mi'raj | Monday | Religious |
| 2025-02-26 | Maha Shivaratri | Wednesday | National |
| 2025-03-01 | Ramadan Start | Saturday | Religious |
| 2025-03-14 | Holi | Friday | National |
| 2025-03-21 | Human Rights Day | Friday | National |
| 2025-03-26 | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Wednesday | Religious |
| 2025-03-31 | Eid ul Fitr | Monday | Religious |
| 2025-04-18 | Good Friday | Friday | National |
| 2025-04-19 | Holy Saturday | Saturday | Religious |
| 2025-04-20 | Easter Sunday | Sunday | Religious |
| 2025-04-21 | Family Day | Monday | National |
| 2025-04-27 | Freedom Day | Sunday | National |
| 2025-04-28 | Freedom Day | Monday | National |
| 2025-05-01 | Workers' Day | Thursday | National |
| 2025-06-07 | Eid al-Adha | Saturday | Religious |
| 2025-06-16 | Youth Day | Monday | National |
| 2025-06-27 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Friday | Religious |
| 2025-08-09 | National Women's Day | Saturday | National |
| 2025-08-09 | Raksha Bandhan | Saturday | National |
| 2025-08-16 | Janmashtami | Saturday | National |
| 2025-08-26 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Tuesday | National |
| 2025-09-05 | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Friday | Religious |
| 2025-09-22 | Navaratri | Monday | National |
| 2025-09-24 | Heritage Day | Wednesday | National |
| 2025-10-02 | Dussehra | Thursday | National |
| 2025-10-20 | Diwali/Deepavali | Monday | National |
| 2025-12-16 | Day of Reconciliation | Tuesday | National |
| 2025-12-24 | Christmas Eve | Wednesday | Religious |
| 2025-12-25 | Christmas Day | Thursday | National |
| 2025-12-26 | Day of Goodwill | Friday | National |
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cURL
curl -X GET \ "https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2025" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
JavaScript
const res = await fetch(
"https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2025",
{ headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" } }
);
const holidays = await res.json();