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🇿🇦 Workers' Day in South Africa
International Workers' Day
Date in South Africa
May 1
Instituted1995
Public life in South Africa
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
What this holiday commemorates
- 1963 (c.) Chris Hani begins his journey into exile, traveling through Soweto, Bechuanaland, and Zambia to escape his prison sentence. · South Africa
- 2019 Two-time South African Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya loses appeal against proposed rules to limit her testosterone levels. · South Africa