Africa

The data basis for OpenHolidays API is completely based on public sources of the countries. The processed raw data is available in the GitHub repository OpenHolidaysAPI.Data. The sources of the countries of the African continent are listed below.

South Africa¶

Public Holidays

South Africa has 12 national public holidays as standard, which are free from work and school. If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is also a public holiday.

Sources:

• Public holidays in South Africa
• Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994

School Holidays

The school holidays are determined centrally by the Department of Basic Education.

Sources:

• National Education Policy Act: Proposed 2027 Calendar for Public Schools (PDF)
• National Education Policy Act: Proposed 2026 Calendar for Public Schools (PDF)
• National Education Policy Act: 2025 Calendar for Public Schools (PDF)
• National Education Policy Act: 2024 Calendar for Public Schools (PDF)
• National Education Policy Act: 2023 Calendar for Public Schools (PDF)
• National Education Policy Act: 2022 Calendar for Public Schools (PDF)
• National Education Policy Act: 2021 Calendar for Public Schools (PDF)
• National Education Policy Act: 2020 Calendar for Public Schools (PDF)