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Count South Africa Working Days

Counts national working and non-working dates in a South Africa 2026-2027 range.

When to use

You need an auditable South Africa national working-day count.

Do not use when: You need employer, school, bank, exchange or locally exchanged schedules.

Example user requests

Count South Africa working days from 2026-11-03 to 2026-11-06.

Formula

for each included date: working_days += South Africa status.is_working_day

Normalize endpoints and count the exact national package over the Saturday-Sunday baseline.

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`start_date`	date	yes	First date in 2026-2027.
`end_date`	date	yes	Last date in 2026-2027.
`include_start_date`	boolean	default true	Whether start_date participates.
`include_end_date`	boolean	default true	Whether end_date participates.

Outputs

Output	Type	Description
`working_days`	integer	South Africa national working dates.
`non_working_days`	integer	Weekend and exact national public holiday dates.
`public_holidays_counted`	list	Exact national events in the range.
`territory`	string	ZA (South Africa).
`territory_name`	string	South Africa.
`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 week: {"start_date":"2026-11-03","end_date":"2026-11-06","include_start_date":true,"include_end_date":true} → {"working_days":3}

GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/south-africa-working-days-between?start_date=2026-11-03&end_date=2026-11-06&include_start_date=true&include_end_date=true

Machine access

API: GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/south-africa-working-days-between (query parameters) or POST with a JSON body {"inputs": {...}}
Schema: https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculators/south-africa-working-days-between · Markdown: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/south-africa-working-days-between.md · JSON definition: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/south-africa-working-days-between.json
MCP: server https://tttkmbb.com/mcp, tool run_calculator with calculator_id="south-africa-working-days-between"
OpenAPI operationId: count_south_africa_working_days
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

Are employer holiday exchanges included?

No. The count is national public holidays only over a Monday-Friday baseline.

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