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South Africa Public Holidays

Below are listed the Public Holidays for the January 2011-December 2012 period.

Public holiday note: 

Holidays falling on a Sunday are observed the following Monday.

2012

January
01
New Year's Day
March
21
Human Rights Day
April
06
Good Friday
April
09
Family Day
April
27
Freedom Day
May
01
Workers' Day
June
16
Youth Day
August
09
National Women's Day
September
24
Heritage Day
December
16
Day of Reconciliation
December
25
Christmas Day
December
26
Day of Goodwill
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