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South Africa public holidays in December 2026
South Africa has 3 public holidays in December 2026.
December 2026 in South Africa runs 31 calendar days, the depth of Northern-hemisphere winter and Southern-hemisphere summer. South Africa observes 3 public holidays in December 2026: Day of Reconciliation, Christmas Day, Day of Goodwill. 2 of those fall on weekdays and reduce the working-day count accordingly. That leaves 21 working days for South Africa businesses, payroll cycles, and project schedules in December 2026. December centres on the Christmas long weekend in Christian countries and a cluster of solstice and winter-celebration days globally. For broader context, see the full 2026 calendar for South Africa or the global view of holidays observed in December 2026 across all 190 countries we cover.
21
Working days
8
Weekend days
2
Public holidays
31
Days in December
- Dec16
Day of Reconciliation
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
- Dec25
- Dec26
Day of Goodwill
Saturday, December 26, 2026
St. Stephen's Day
Coming up in South Africa
- Jan 1New Year's Day
- Mar 22Human Rights Day
- Mar 26Good Friday
Long weekends in December
South Africa has 2 long weekends in December 2026
Day of Reconciliation · 5d · Christmas Day & Day of Goodwill · 4d
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