No official public holidays are listed for South Africa in 1973.
We could not find published public holiday data for South Africa in 1973. The source is Nager.Date, which covers most countries but not all. Try a neighbouring year or contact us if you know of a public source we should add.
Total holidays
0
in 1973
Working days remaining
261
across all of 1973
Upcoming holidays
0
during 1973
South Africa recognises twelve public holidays under the Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994, set to reflect the post-apartheid constitutional order. The list includes Human Rights Day on 21 March, Freedom Day on 27 April commemorating the 1994 election, Workers' Day on 1 May, Youth Day on 16 June commemorating the 1976 Soweto uprising, National Women's Day on 9 August, Heritage Day on 24 September, the Day of Reconciliation on 16 December, plus New Year's Day, Good Friday, Family Day (Easter Monday), Christmas Day and Day of Goodwill on 26 December. Election days are declared one-off public holidays each cycle.
The Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 caps the ordinary working week at 45 hours with at least 36 consecutive hours of rest, normally taken as the weekend. The standard private-sector week is Monday to Friday with banks operating Monday to Friday. Court rules under the Uniform Rules of Court Rule 1 define court day as any day not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday. Settlement of rand transactions runs on the South African Reserve Bank's SAMOS system, which observes the twelve public holidays and the Sunday-to-Monday substitution rule.