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South Africa Working Day

Checks a South African date against the Saturday-Sunday baseline and exact 2026-2027 national public holidays, including the 4 November 2026 election holiday and observed Sunday holidays.

When to use

You need a South Africa national public-holiday result.

Do not use when: You need an employer, bargaining-council, school, bank, exchange, provincial or locally exchanged calendar.

Example user requests

Is 2026-11-04 a South Africa working day?

Formula

is_working_day = Monday-Friday and no exact national public holiday or observed date

Apply South African Government national dates over the Saturday-Sunday baseline; do not infer employer exchanges.

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Unit	Required	Description
`date`	date		yes	Gregorian date in South Africa national 2026-2027 coverage.

Outputs

Output	Type	Description
`territory`	string	ZA (South Africa).
`territory_name`	string	South Africa.
`weekday`	string	Gregorian weekday.
`is_working_day`	boolean	Monday-Friday with no national public holiday.
`holiday_names`	string_list	National public holidays applying on the date.
`calendar_scope`	string	National public holidays over a Monday-Friday baseline.
`employer_schedule_policy`	string	Employer-specific exchanges and rest days are not inferred.
`calendar_profile`	string	south-africa-public-holidays.
`dataset_version`	string	Pinned South African Government package.
`sources`	list	Official South African Government, legislation and Presidency sources.

Example

Election holiday: {"date":"2026-11-04"} → {"is_working_day":false}

GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/south-africa-working-day?date=2026-11-04

Machine access

API: GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/south-africa-working-day (query parameters) or POST with a JSON body {"inputs": {...}}
Schema: https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculators/south-africa-working-day · Markdown: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/south-africa-working-day.md · JSON definition: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/south-africa-working-day.json
MCP: server https://tttkmbb.com/mcp, tool check_south_africa_working_day
OpenAPI operationId: check_south_africa_working_day
Freshness: static. Authentication: none. Rate limit: fair use (see rate limits).

Sources

South African Government public holidays (government)
Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994 (government_legislation)
The Presidency special election public holiday (government)

FAQ

Does this represent every employer's rest day?

No. It is a national public-holiday package over a Monday-Friday baseline; employer exchanges by agreement are not inferred.

Related calculators

Add South Africa Working Days — Offset through the same national package.