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South Africa vs UAE Public Holidays 2026

South Africa and UAE share 2 public holidays in 2026, including New Year's Day. South Africa has 11 days off the other doesn't, and UAE has 6. Days where both are off shade darkest below.

🇿🇦 South Africa 2026 🇦🇪 UAE 2026

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only South Africa

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Thu Jan 1New Year's Day
Tue Jun 16Youth Day · Islamic New Year

January

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

29

30

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Thu 1🇿🇦New Year's Day
Thu 1🇦🇪New Year's Day
Fri 16🇦🇪Laylat al-Mi'raj

February

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

26

27

28

29

30

31

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Wed 18🇦🇪First day of Ramadan

March

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

23

24

25

26

27

28

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Fri 20🇦🇪End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Sat 21🇿🇦Human Rights Day

April

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

30

31

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Fri 3🇿🇦Good Friday
Sun 5🇿🇦Easter Sundayobservance
Mon 6🇿🇦Family Day
Mon 27🇿🇦Freedom Day

May

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

27

28

29

30

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Fri 1🇿🇦Workers' Day
Sun 10🇿🇦Mother's Dayobservance
Wed 27🇦🇪Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)

June

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

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Tue 16🇦🇪Islamic New Year
Tue 16🇿🇦Youth Day
Sun 21🇿🇦Father's Dayobservance

July

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

29

30

1

2

3

4

5

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Sat 18🇿🇦Nelson Mandela Dayobservance

August

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

27

28

29

30

31

1

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Sun 9🇿🇦National Women's Day
Mon 10🇿🇦Public Holiday
Tue 25🇦🇪Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)

September

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

31

1

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4

5

6

7

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11

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30

1

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Thu 24🇿🇦Heritage Day

October

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

28

29

30

1

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5

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1

No public holidays

November

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

26

27

28

29

30

31

1

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6

No public holidays

December

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

30

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Wed 2🇦🇪National Day
Wed 16🇿🇦Day of Reconciliation
Fri 25🇿🇦Christmas Day
Sat 26🇿🇦Day of Goodwill

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