250 working days

From Sunday 1 January 2012 to Monday 31 December 2012, both included: 366 days, less 105 weekend days and 11 public holidays on a weekday.

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250Working daysMonday to Friday
366DaysBoth dates included
105Weekend daysSaturdays and Sundays
11Public holidayson weekdays, of 14

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

Public holidays in these dates

Public holidays from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012
Date	Public holiday
1 JanuarySunday	New Year’s DayLong weekendFalls on a Sunday, so Monday 2 January is a public holiday.
2 JanuaryMonday	Public holiday: New Year’s Day observedLong weekendNew Year’s Day falls on a Sunday, so the Monday is a public holiday.
21 MarchWednesday	Human Rights Day
6 AprilFriday	Good FridayLong weekend
9 AprilMonday	Family DayLong weekend
27 AprilFriday	Freedom DayLong weekend
1 MayTuesday	Workers’ Day
16 JuneSaturday	Youth DayFalls on a Saturday, so it doesn’t move.
9 AugustThursday	National Women’s Day
24 SeptemberMonday	Heritage DayLong weekend
16 DecemberSunday	Day of ReconciliationLong weekendFalls on a Sunday, so Monday 17 December is a public holiday.
17 DecemberMonday	Public holiday: Day of Reconciliation observedLong weekendThe Day of Reconciliation falls on a Sunday, so the Monday is a public holiday.
25 DecemberTuesday	Christmas Day
26 DecemberWednesday	Day of Goodwill

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.