PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma this afternoon announced that Tuesday, 27 December will be a public holiday.
The declaration, made by the president in Cape Town, comes after a request by the Federations of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa) who called for the public holiday to ensure workers still get 12 paid public holidays, as Christmas Day falls on a Sunday this year and Monday, 26 December is already a public holiday.
Section 2(1) of the Public Holidays Act 1994, states that: “whenever a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be a public holiday.” As 26 December 2016 is also a public holiday, the two overlap so it was decided to call for the extra public holiday on 27 December. This will give workers 12 paid public holidays for the year.
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