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Public Holidays in South Africa 2028

31 total holidays21 national holidays

2028 Holiday Calendar — South Africa

DateHolidayDayType
2028-01-01New Year's DaySaturdayNational
2028-01-28Ramadan StartFridayReligious
2028-02-22Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)TuesdayReligious
2028-02-23Maha ShivaratriWednesdayNational
2028-02-27Eid ul FitrSundayReligious
2028-03-11HoliSaturdayNational
2028-03-21Human Rights DayTuesdayNational
2028-04-14Good FridayFridayNational
2028-04-15Holy SaturdaySaturdayReligious
2028-04-16Easter SundaySundayReligious
2028-04-17Family DayMondayNational
2028-04-27Freedom DayThursdayNational
2028-05-01Workers' DayMondayNational
2028-05-05Eid al-AdhaFridayReligious
2028-05-25Muharram/Islamic New YearThursdayReligious
2028-06-16Youth DayFridayNational
2028-08-03Milad un Nabi (Mawlid)ThursdayReligious
2028-08-05Raksha BandhanSaturdayNational
2028-08-09National Women's DayWednesdayNational
2028-08-13JanmashtamiSundayNational
2028-08-23Ganesh ChaturthiWednesdayNational
2028-09-19NavaratriTuesdayNational
2028-09-24Heritage DaySundayNational
2028-09-25Heritage DayMondayNational
2028-09-27DussehraWednesdayNational
2028-10-17Diwali/DeepavaliTuesdayNational
2028-12-14Isra and Mi'rajThursdayReligious
2028-12-16Day of ReconciliationSaturdayNational
2028-12-24Christmas EveSundayReligious
2028-12-25Christmas DayMondayNational
2028-12-26Day of GoodwillTuesdayNational

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cURL

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  "https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2028" \
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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();
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