Working days in 2026: 250
2026 has 250 working days in South Africa: 261 weekdays, less 11 public holidays on a weekday. With Saturdays as working days, 300.
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- 250Working daysMonday to Friday
- 261Weekdays365 days in the year
- 11Holidays on weekdaysof 13 public holidays
- 300With SaturdaysA six-day week
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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.
Public holidays in 2026, with the long weekends
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.