251 working days

From Thursday 1 January 2015 to Thursday 31 December 2015, both included: 365 days, less 104 weekend days and 10 public holidays on a weekday.

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251Working daysMonday to Friday
365DaysBoth dates included
104Weekend daysSaturdays and Sundays
10Public 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 2015 to 31 December 2015
Date	Public holiday
1 JanuaryThursday	New Year’s Day
21 MarchSaturday	Human Rights DayFalls on a Saturday, so it doesn’t move.
3 AprilFriday	Good FridayLong weekend
6 AprilMonday	Family DayLong weekend
27 AprilMonday	Freedom DayLong weekend
1 MayFriday	Workers’ DayLong weekend
16 JuneTuesday	Youth Day
9 AugustSunday	National Women’s DayLong weekendFalls on a Sunday, so Monday 10 August is a public holiday.
10 AugustMonday	Public holiday: National Women’s Day observedLong weekendNational Women’s Day falls on a Sunday, so the Monday is a public holiday.
24 SeptemberThursday	Heritage Day
16 DecemberWednesday	Day of Reconciliation
25 DecemberFriday	Christmas DayLong weekend
26 DecemberSaturday	Day of GoodwillLong weekendFalls on a Saturday, so it doesn’t move.

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.