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African Penguin Awareness Day
SANCCOB uses the name African Penguin Awareness Day and documents recurring annual awareness events, including editions on 7 October 2017 and 10 October 2020.
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South Africa observances
6 source-backed records whose verified scope explicitly identifies South Africa. This is an observance index, not a public-holiday calendar.
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Day of Reconciliation
The South African Government’s public-holidays page lists Day of Reconciliation on 16 December.
Source-backedFixed Annual
Heritage Day
South African Government lists Heritage Day as a public holiday and describes its purpose around cultural wealth, diversity and living heritage
Source-backedFixed Annual
Human Rights Day
The South African Government’s public-holidays page lists Human Rights Day on 21 March.
Source-backedFixed Annual
National Women’s Day
South Africa’s government lists National Women’s Day on 9 August and applies the statutory next-Monday rule when a public holiday falls on a Sunday; government material also describes the a…
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Youth Day (South Africa)
The South African Government’s 2026 public-holiday calendar lists 16 June as Youth Day, and the government’s 2026 commemoration materials tie the day to the 1976 Soweto uprising.