If you plan properly, those upcoming public holidays could turn into the extended holiday you so desperately need as the year goes on.
I’ve decided to get out of town at least once a month for 2013. And the best way to plan ahead for monthly trips away, is to get a list of the public holidays – which can turn any weekend into a long weekend. So click through for South Africa’s public holidays, 2013..
The Commission for the Protection and Promotion of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities plans public meetings this month in Gauteng, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State. The meetings relate to the revision of public holidays, in particular Christian holy days. This follows “complaints and requests” it has received that the present public holidays recognise Christians and unfairly discriminate against other religions.
The 27th day of December 2011 is a public holiday throughout the Republic in terms of section 2A of the Public Holidays Act, declares Presidency in response to Union petition.