President Cyril Ramaphosa officially declared Wednesday, 4 November 2026, a national public holiday. The holiday allows South Africans to participate in the local government elections. See Government Gazette 55352 for more details.
Next steps
- Leave Module and Sage Self Service users need to update and upload their public holiday calendar. This ensure the days taken calculates correctly
- If you've already approved leave for this period, review and update/correct these transactions