South African learners are preparing to return to class as the June-July school holidays come to an end, with Term 3 set to ...

The coming week offers South Africans a welcome pause from the daily grind, with two significant public holidays on the calendar. Freedom Day, falling on Sunday, 27 April, and Workers’ Day, observed ...

The United States has banned most refugees, including 20,000 people who were already ready to travel to the United States before President Trump took office. But Mr. Trump is making one exception.

The Department of Basic Education has announced the 2025 school calendar, featuring an extra week of special holidays from 28 April to 2 May, creating a total of 27 school holidays.

Public holidays are a chance to get that much needed break in the middle of a strenuous month. But the meaning behind these important dates often gets lost in the hype of getting a day off. Before the ...

Diwali in South Africa is quickly approaching in 2024, and there’s positive news for those hoping to have it recognised as our 13th public holiday.

South Africans will enjoy one fewer public holiday in 2025, but the economy will still lose billions of rands in GDP due to lost productivity and increased labour costs.

The proposed calendar for public schools shows that there will be three extra holidays in 2025 due to ‘special school holidays’.

IEB schools in South Africa may follow different calendars. While many align with the public school schedule, others adhere to specific association calendars or their own tailored schedules.

2024’s calendar promises 14 public holidays in South Africa, including two ‘extra’ days off. The first of these additional public holidays is expected to be announced ahead of the anticipated 2024 ...