{"series":"public-holidays","title":"Public holidays","data":{"year":2026,"holidays":[{"date":"2026-01-01","name":"New Year's Day"},{"date":"2026-03-21","name":"Human Rights Day","note":"Saturday - no Monday observance under the Act"},{"date":"2026-04-03","name":"Good Friday"},{"date":"2026-04-06","name":"Family Day"},{"date":"2026-04-27","name":"Freedom Day"},{"date":"2026-05-01","name":"Workers' Day"},{"date":"2026-06-16","name":"Youth Day"},{"date":"2026-08-09","name":"National Women's Day","note":"Sunday"},{"date":"2026-08-10","name":"Public holiday","note":"Monday observance of Women's Day"},{"date":"2026-09-24","name":"Heritage Day"},{"date":"2026-12-16","name":"Day of Reconciliation"},{"date":"2026-12-25","name":"Christmas Day"},{"date":"2026-12-26","name":"Day of Goodwill","note":"Saturday - no Monday observance"}],"pending_once_off":"2026-11-04 (local government election day): expected to be proclaimed a public holiday but NOT yet gazetted as of 2026-07-07"},"source_url":"https://www.gov.za/about-sa/public-holidays","effective_date":"2026-01-01","last_confirmed":"2026-07-07","next_expected_update":"2026-09-30","update_note":"Scheduled review 30 Sep 2026: the 4 Nov 2026 election-day holiday proclamation should be gazetted by then - add it the moment it is. Otherwise annual.","note":"The 10 August Monday observance is independently confirmed in the gazetted DBE 2026 school calendar (Gazette 52177).","stale":false,"disclaimer":"Independent data service. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any South African government entity. Every value carries the official source URL and its effective date; verify against the source for legal or financial use."}