249 working days

From Sunday 1 January 2017 to Sunday 31 December 2017, both included: 365 days, less 105 weekend days and 11 public holidays on a weekday.

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249Working daysMonday to Friday
365DaysBoth dates included
105Weekend daysSaturdays and Sundays
11Public holidayson weekdays, of 14

With Saturdays as working days it’s 300 working days. See that count.

Public holidays in these dates

Public holidays from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017
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 MarchTuesday	Human Rights Day
14 AprilFriday	Good FridayLong weekend
17 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.
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.