Public holidays in South Africa 2000
2000 had 14 public holidays and 6 long weekends. Two were declared by the President: the millennium public holiday on Sunday 2 January and the local government elections on Tuesday 5 December. The millennium public holiday and Heritage Day fell on a Sunday, so Monday 3 January and Monday 25 September were public holidays too. New Year’s Day and the Day of Reconciliation fell on a Saturday and didn’t move.
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- 14Public holidays12 in the Act, 2 declared
- 12Weekdays offMonday to Friday
- 6Long weekendsThree days off or more
- 248Working daysWeekdays less holidays
Every public holiday in 2000
| Date | Public holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 JanuarySaturday | New Year’s DayLong weekendFalls on a Saturday, so it doesn’t move. |
| 2 JanuarySunday | Millennium public holidayLong weekendFalls on a Sunday, so Monday 3 January is a public holiday. Declared by the President. The proclamation. |
| 3 JanuaryMonday | Public holiday: Millennium public holiday observedLong weekendThe millennium public holiday falls on a Sunday, so the Monday is a public holiday. |
| 21 MarchTuesday | Human Rights Day |
| 21 AprilFriday | Good FridayLong weekend |
| 24 AprilMonday | Family DayLong weekend |
| 27 AprilThursday | Freedom Day |
| 1 MayMonday | Workers’ DayLong weekend |
| 16 JuneFriday | Youth DayLong weekend |
| 9 AugustWednesday | National Women’s Day |
| 24 SeptemberSunday | Heritage DayLong weekendFalls on a Sunday, so Monday 25 September is a public holiday. |
| 25 SeptemberMonday | Public holiday: Heritage Day observedLong weekendHeritage Day falls on a Sunday, so the Monday is a public holiday. |
| 5 DecemberTuesday | Local government electionsDeclared by the President. The proclamation. |
| 16 DecemberSaturday | Day of ReconciliationFalls on a Saturday, so it doesn’t move. |
| 25 DecemberMonday | Christmas DayLong weekend |
| 26 DecemberTuesday | Day of GoodwillLong weekend |
Long weekends in 2000
- Saturday 1 to Monday 3 January3 days: New Year’s Day and Millennium public holiday
- Friday 21 to Monday 24 April4 days: Good Friday and Family Day
- Saturday 29 April to Monday 1 May3 days: Workers’ Day
- Friday 16 to Sunday 18 June3 days: Youth Day
- Saturday 23 to Monday 25 September3 days: Heritage Day
- Saturday 23 to Tuesday 26 December4 days: Christmas Day and Day of Goodwill
One day of leave, four days off
- Take Monday 20 March off, before Human Rights Day on Tuesday: off from Saturday 18 to Tuesday 21 March.
- Take Friday 28 April off, after Freedom Day on Thursday: off from Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 April.
- Take Monday 4 December off, before the local government elections on Tuesday: off from Saturday 2 to Tuesday 5 December.
2000 calendar
January 2000
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, New Year’s Day | 2, Millennium public holiday | |||||
| 3, Millennium public holiday observed | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
February 2000
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 |
March 2000
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21, Human Rights Day | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
April 2000
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21, Good Friday | 22 | 23 |
| 24, Family Day | 25 | 26 | 27, Freedom Day | 28 | 29 | 30 |
May 2000
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Workers’ Day | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
June 2000
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16, Youth Day | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
July 2000
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
August 2000
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9, National Women’s Day | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
September 2000
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24, Heritage Day |
| 25, Heritage Day observed | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
October 2000
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
November 2000
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
December 2000
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5, Local government elections | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16, Day of Reconciliation | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25, Christmas Day | 26, Day of Goodwill | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Declared by the President
- Sunday 2 January 2000: Millennium public holiday. Declared with Friday 31 December 1999 for the start of the year 2000. It fell on a Sunday, so Monday 3 January 2000 was a public holiday as well. Source: Proclamation R54 of 1999, Government Gazette 20032, 7 May 1999.
- Tuesday 5 December 2000: Local government elections. Election day for the first municipal elections under the new municipal system. Source: Government’s South Africa Yearbook 2001/02, chapter 12: “The election day was officially declared a public holiday.” The proclamation itself isn’t online.
How the dates are set
South Africa has 12 public holidays, set by the Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994. Ten fall on the same date every year. Good Friday and Family Day move with Easter: they are the Friday before and the Monday after Easter Sunday.
The Sunday rule. When a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday after it is a public holiday too (section 2(1) of the Act). A holiday on a Saturday doesn’t move.
The President can also declare any day a public holiday, by proclamation in the Government Gazette (section 2A). Election days are declared this way.
Source: the Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994 (Schedule 1 and sections 2(1) and 2A) and the President’s proclamations in the Government Gazette, checked against the government’s published lists on 7 November 2026.