# 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.

- Calculator id: `south-africa-working-day` · Category: Everyday Life (`everyday`) · Tool name: `check_south_africa_working_day`
- Canonical page: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/south-africa-working-day · This document: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/south-africa-working-day.md · JSON definition: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/south-africa-working-day.json

## Purpose

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.

**Use when:** 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?


## Input

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

## Output

| Field | Type | Unit | 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. |

## 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.

## Data Sources

- South African Government public holidays — https://www.gov.za/zu/about-sa/public-holidays (government)
- Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994 — https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/act36of1994.pdf (government_legislation)
- The Presidency special election public holiday — https://www.thepresidency.gov.za/node?kovsieapp=true&page=0 (government)

Data freshness: `static`. Refresh after South African Government public-holiday notices or proclamations.

## API

- `GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/south-africa-working-day?date=…`
- `POST https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/south-africa-working-day` with JSON body `{"inputs": {…}}`
- Response: unified envelope (`success`, `request`, `result.values`, `result.units`, `sources`, `freshness`, `timestamp`, `next_actions`, `links`); see https://tttkmbb.com/docs/response-format.md
- Schema: https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculators/south-africa-working-day · OpenAPI operationId `check_south_africa_working_day` in https://tttkmbb.com/openapi.json
- Authentication: none. Rate limit: fair use, see https://tttkmbb.com/docs/rate-limits.md.

## MCP

- Server: `https://tttkmbb.com/mcp` (Streamable HTTP, JSON-RPC 2.0, no auth)
- Tool: `check_south_africa_working_day` (dedicated) or `run_calculator` with `{"calculator_id": "south-africa-working-day", "inputs": {…}}`

## Example

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

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

## Limitations

You need an employer, bargaining-council, school, bank, exchange, provincial or locally exchanged calendar. Apply South African Government national dates over the Saturday-Sunday baseline; do not infer employer exchanges. All values are computed from the formula above; no measurement or live data is involved.

## 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

- [Add South Africa Working Days](https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/south-africa-add-working-days.md) — Offset through the same national package.