248 working days

From Saturday 1 January 2000 to Sunday 31 December 2000, both included: 366 days, less 106 weekend days and 12 public holidays on a weekday.

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248Working daysMonday to Friday
366DaysBoth dates included
106Weekend daysSaturdays and Sundays
12Public holidayson weekdays, of 16

With Saturdays as working days it’s 299 working days. See that count.

Public holidays in these dates

Public holidays from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 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

Count other dates

Both dates count. Sundays and public holidays are never working days. Any dates from 2000 to 2030.

How we count

A working day here is Monday to Friday, less public holidays. Tick Saturdays for a six-day week: Saturdays then count, unless one is a public holiday. Sundays never count. Both the first and the last date are included.

Public holidays come from the Public Holidays Act: when one falls on a Sunday, the Monday after it is a holiday too, and days the President declares, such as election days, are included. A holiday on a Saturday doesn’t move, so in a five-day week it takes no working day away.

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.