250 working days

From Wednesday 1 January 2003 to Wednesday 31 December 2003, both included: 365 days, less 104 weekend days and 11 public holidays on a weekday.

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250Working daysMonday to Friday
365DaysBoth dates included
104Weekend daysSaturdays and Sundays
11Public holidayson weekdays, of 13

With Saturdays as working days it’s 301 working days. See that count.

Public holidays in these dates

Public holidays from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003
Date	Public holiday
1 JanuaryWednesday	New Year’s Day
21 MarchFriday	Human Rights DayLong weekend
18 AprilFriday	Good FridayLong weekend
21 AprilMonday	Family DayLong weekend
27 AprilSunday	Freedom DayLong weekendFalls on a Sunday, so Monday 28 April is a public holiday.
28 AprilMonday	Public holiday: Freedom Day observedLong weekendFreedom Day falls on a Sunday, so the Monday is a public holiday.
1 MayThursday	Workers’ Day
16 JuneMonday	Youth DayLong weekend
9 AugustSaturday	National Women’s DayFalls on a Saturday, so it doesn’t move.
24 SeptemberWednesday	Heritage Day
16 DecemberTuesday	Day of Reconciliation
25 DecemberThursday	Christmas DayLong weekend
26 DecemberFriday	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.