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Working days in December 2026: 21
December 2026 has 21 working days in South Africa: 23 weekdays, less 2 public holidays (the Day of Reconciliation on Wednesday 16 December and Christmas Day on Friday 25 December). The Day of Goodwill falls on a Saturday.
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- 21Working days168 hours at 8 a day
- 23Weekdays31 days in the month
- 2Holidays on weekdays3 public holidays in all
- 24With SaturdaysA six-day week
The month at a glance
December 2026
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16, Day of Reconciliation | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25, Christmas Day | 26, Day of Goodwill | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Public holidays in December 2026
| Date | Public holiday |
|---|---|
| 16 DecemberWednesday | Day of Reconciliation |
| 25 DecemberFriday | Christmas DayLong weekend |
| 26 DecemberSaturday | Day of GoodwillLong weekendFalls on a Saturday, so it doesn’t move. |
Every month of 2026
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.