Public Holidays in South Africa 2028
31 total holidays21 national holidays
2028 Holiday Calendar — South Africa
| Date | Holiday | Day | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2028-01-01 | New Year's Day | Saturday | National |
| 2028-01-28 | Ramadan Start | Friday | Religious |
| 2028-02-22 | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Tuesday | Religious |
| 2028-02-23 | Maha Shivaratri | Wednesday | National |
| 2028-02-27 | Eid ul Fitr | Sunday | Religious |
| 2028-03-11 | Holi | Saturday | National |
| 2028-03-21 | Human Rights Day | Tuesday | National |
| 2028-04-14 | Good Friday | Friday | National |
| 2028-04-15 | Holy Saturday | Saturday | Religious |
| 2028-04-16 | Easter Sunday | Sunday | Religious |
| 2028-04-17 | Family Day | Monday | National |
| 2028-04-27 | Freedom Day | Thursday | National |
| 2028-05-01 | Workers' Day | Monday | National |
| 2028-05-05 | Eid al-Adha | Friday | Religious |
| 2028-05-25 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Thursday | Religious |
| 2028-06-16 | Youth Day | Friday | National |
| 2028-08-03 | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Thursday | Religious |
| 2028-08-05 | Raksha Bandhan | Saturday | National |
| 2028-08-09 | National Women's Day | Wednesday | National |
| 2028-08-13 | Janmashtami | Sunday | National |
| 2028-08-23 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Wednesday | National |
| 2028-09-19 | Navaratri | Tuesday | National |
| 2028-09-24 | Heritage Day | Sunday | National |
| 2028-09-25 | Heritage Day | Monday | National |
| 2028-09-27 | Dussehra | Wednesday | National |
| 2028-10-17 | Diwali/Deepavali | Tuesday | National |
| 2028-12-14 | Isra and Mi'raj | Thursday | Religious |
| 2028-12-16 | Day of Reconciliation | Saturday | National |
| 2028-12-24 | Christmas Eve | Sunday | Religious |
| 2028-12-25 | Christmas Day | Monday | National |
| 2028-12-26 | Day of Goodwill | Tuesday | National |
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cURL
curl -X GET \ "https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2028" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
JavaScript
const res = await fetch(
"https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2028",
{ headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" } }
);
const holidays = await res.json();