South Africa will have 14 public holidays in 2023, including an additional two days off to celebrate public holidays which fall over a weekend.
The first of these extra days off is happening next week, on 2 January 2023, to observe New Year’s day, which falls on a Sunday.
The Public Holidays Act (Act No 36 of 1994) determines that whenever any public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following it shall be a public holiday.
This means that 2 January 2023 and 25 September 2023 are…