Acting President Kgalema Motlanthe declared 27 December 2011 a public holiday throughout the Republic, the presidency said on Wednesday.
The declaration was made in terms of Section 2A of the Public Holidays Act, 1994 (Act No.36 of 1994).
So make sure that you are credited with one extra days leave if you already submitted your leave.
Woo hoo a FOUR day weekend, Kgalema for an Oscar as ACTING President.
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More about the EXTRA holiday on 27 December.
According to BuaNews: The Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa) has welcomed Acting President Kgalema Motlanthe’s decision to declare December 27 a public holiday.
The federation had sent a letter to President Jacob Zuma on November 18, asking for workers in South Africa to be granted an additional public holiday next year.
“It came to our attention that during 2012, working South Africans will only enjoy 11 out of the 12 paid public holidays. One of our affiliates, the National Union of Leather and Allied Workers (NULAW) raised the point that Christmas falls on a Sunday in 2011 and, in terms of the Public Holidays Act it would mean that the subsequent Monday would be a public holiday.
“However, Monday 26 December 2011 is the Day of Goodwill, meaning that it falls outside the ambit of the Public Holidays Act as it stands. The last time this occurred was in December of 2005,” explained FEDUSA General Secretary, Dennis George.
Motlanthe on Wednesday declared December 27 a public holiday throughout the country in terms of Section 2A of the Public Holidays Act, 1994.