The 2015 calendar is automatically generated and can always be visited online. If a countrys or regions holidays are already added to your calendar, the box for the country is checked in the add holidays to calendar dialog box. South africa holidays 2017 public holidays and observances. Public holidays our national public holidays are new years day, australia day, good friday, easter monday, anzac day, christmas day and boxing day. South africa has 12 public holidays as determined by the public holidays act act no 36 of 1994 pdf. South africa calendars are also available as editable excel spreadsheet calendar and word document calendars. Owing to its divisive history, south africa boasts more public holidays than most countries. Human rights day good friday family day freedom day workers day youth day womans day. Office holidays provides calendars with dates and information on public holidays and bank holidays in key countries around the world. Calendars online and print friendly for any year and month.
Mar 21, saturday, human rights day, public holiday. South african public holidays all the public holidays in the south african calendar every year. Calendars are otherwise blank and designed for easy printing. Here are the table of south african holidays for 20. In addition to the official public holidays on 27 april freedom day and 1 may workers day, the department has granted 29.
On 18 january 2015 the south african law reform commission published a discussion document on legislation administered by the. Below are 2015 pdf calendars with popular and south africa holidays. Many south african public holidays were established in honor of political struggles and the countrys fight to achieve equality for all citizens. Comprehensive list of national public holidays that are celebrated in south africa during 2019 with dates and information on the origin and meaning of holidays. New years day first day of the year on the modern gregorian calendar as well as the julian calendar.
On 18 january 2015 the south african law reform commission published a discussion document on legislation administered by the department of home. Overview of holidays and many observances in south africa during the year 2015. Comprehensive list of national public holidays that are celebrated in south africa during 2020 with dates and information on the origin and meaning of holidays. The act determines whenever any public holiday falls on a sunday, the monday following on it shall be a public holiday. If you want to see what flower is which, move you mouse over the image. Calculate the number of working days, work hours and holidays between two dates. South african public holidays 2015 with long weekends 2015 including easter dates 2015. List of national and regional public holidays of south africa in 2015. The crl rights commission published its recommendations on 17 april 20, including the scrapping of some existing public holidays to free up days for some nonchristian religious public holidays. The a5 2015 year planner can be put in your filofax or similar organiser or printed a3 and used as a 2015 wall calendar or desk.
South african public holidays and bank holidays in western. Date weekday holiday name holiday type jan 1 sunday new years day public holiday jan 2 monday new years day observed public holiday mar 20 monday march equinox season mar 21 tuesday human rights day public holiday apr. This calendar never expires and is update automatically. South africa 2015 calendar online and printable for year 2015 with holidays, observances and full moons. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so. Public holidays in south africa south african government. Scroll through the list of events until you see the holidays category. South africas present calendar of public holidays was introduced in 1994. I added a few uk holidays bank holidays and easter monday.
It is said that this public holiday is one of the many changes that were implemented after the south african government did away with apartheid in 1994. December 16, 2015 0 formerly known as spear of the nation which was umkhonto we sizwe which was the armed wing of the african national congress 1961 anc, and to the afrikaaner nation it was the day of the. South africa holidays 2017 public holidays and observances list of south africa holidays 2017. All other public holidays such as queens birthday and labour day are individually declared by the state and territory governments. Below is our 2016 yearly calendar for south africa with public holidays highlighted in red and todays date covered in green. Add holidays to your calendar in outlook for windows outlook. Add all the south african public holidays for 2015 to your outlook or other calendars automatically. To give a bit of colour to this page, we use the traditional flowers associated with each month as its image. Employees are entitled to 12 paid public holidays per year. The following days are public holidays and national holidays in south africa for the year 2015. The day is one of our newly created public holidays and its significance rests in recognising aspects of south african culture which are both tangible and difficult to pin down. Below is our 2015 yearly calendar for south africa with public holidays highlighted in red and todays date covered in green. South africa holidays 2018 public holidays in south. National holidays in south africa in 2019 office holidays.
South african 2016 public holidays announced public. Add all the south african public holidays for 2020 to your outlook or other calendars automatically. All you need to know about public holidays and observances in south africa. See below for more information on how to import the holidays included in the holfile. If you click ok, the holidays are added and duplicates are created.
Manual holiday updates hol files outlook holiday files have the. These are the days when people either have off days from their busy working schedule or go on trip with their family and friends to spend quality time with them. The above is the list of 2015 public holidays declared in south africa which includes federal, regional government holidays and popular observances. Additionally you can view also leap years, daylight saving, current moon phase in 2015, moon calendar 2015, world clocks and more by selecting an. School holiday 2020 scedule the current and proposed school holidays for south africa. Human rights day in remembrance of the sharpeville massacre which took place on 21 march 1960.
This day takes place mostly on saturday or sunday and is substituted for extra public holiday. National holidays in south africa in 2020 office holidays. Calendars for 2019 click a month to see the detailed calendar. We also provide south africa holiday calendar for 2015 in word, excel, pdf and printable online formats.
South africa public holidays 2020 this page contains a national calendar of all 2020 public holidays. South africa heritage day public holidays calendar 2018. Remember, you can delete the holidays from the list that you dont want to see listed in the calendar. Knowing holidays in advance is very much important. For all practical purposes cape town takes the 2 of january off as well to see the cape minstrel carnival, known astweede nuwe jaar second new year. The aforementioned announcement of the annual public holidays in south africa for the calendar year 2016 follows the annual trend of past years 201402, 20206, 20120127, 20100326, 20081112, 20080224, and 20060322 and is based on the public holidays act, act no 36 of 1994 without any reference to any possible change due to. List of the 2015 south africa holidays or south africa festivals for 2015. Freedom day commemorates the first democratic elections held in south africa on 27 april 1994. Ive updated the spreadsheet to be compatible with openoffice calc and excel 2007. This year, all government schools in south africa have the same school calendar, which includes an extended break at the end of april. Over the year 2015, there are 365 days, 251 working days, 12 public holidays, 104 weekend days. Free online calendar for january, february, march, april, may, june, july, august, september, october, november and december 2015. Human rights day south africa is on saturday, march 21, 2015.
The mzansi calendar is full of national holidays that reflect and celebrate the countrys wealth of cultural diversity. This massacre occurred as a result of protests against the apartheid regime. New years day 2015, human rights day 2015, freedom day 2015, workers day 2015, youth day 2015, national womans day 2015, heritage. If you have an updated holfile that you wish to use with outlook, then you can simply double click it to to launch the add holidays to calendar dialog. In apartheid south africa this day became known as sharpeville day and although not part of the official calendar of public holidays the event was. South african department of education academic school calendar with school terms 2015,school holidays 2015, public holidays 2015, including school vacations, long weekends 2015 and highlow seasons. Official south african schools terms holidays calendars download pdf here we are pleased to keep you updated about south african schools terms holidays calendars pdfsee full details below on this page, we will keep you updated about. Holidays and observances in south africa in 2015 time and date. Add holidays to your calendar in outlook for windows. The following days are public holidays and national holidays in south africa for the year 2018.
Holidays are sorted by location, which arranges all holidays by country. Also month calendars in 2015 including week numbers can be viewed at any time by clicking on one of the above months. The south african public holidays act act no 36 of 1994 determines that whenever any public holiday falls on a sunday, the monday following it will be a public holiday. Freedom day south africa is on monday, april 27, 2015. The holiday information thats provided outlook includes gregorian calendar years 2012 through 2022. Import public holidays to your calendar or check out our cultural tips how to spend public holidays. Public holidays in south africa 2018 2019 2020 2021. South africas public holiday act established in 1994 regulates the countrys paid public holidays. Download free ical calendars for 2020 with holidays. Ideal for use as a work calendar, church calendar, planner, scheduling reference, etc.