Public holiday blow for South Africans in 2026

South African workers effectively lose two days off in 2026 despite the country officially having 12 public holidays, but there is a silver lining. View online WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2025 TODAY'S TOP STORIES 1 Public holiday blow for South Africans in 2026 South African workers effectively lose two days off in 2026 despite the country officially having 12 public holidays, but there is a silver lining. 2 Nelson Mandela is turning in his grave Nelson Mandela and his successor, Thabo Mbeki, reduced South Africa's inherited debt and avoided a World Bank or IMF bailout. However, this work has been squandered. 3 South Africans could be paying up to R506 less per tank of petrol A significant portion of the per-litre price of petrol in South Africa goes to the Road Accident Fund tax and the general fuel levy. 4 Parental leave changes for South Africa The Constitutional Court's has rules that all South African parents should share four months and 10 days of parental leave, which means that employers need to implement major operational changes. 5 New shopping mall named after a politician opening soon in South Africa Prince Buthelezi Mall will open its doors in April, with the mall hoping to improve access to formal retail in Empangeni KwaZulu-Natal. 6 South African ministers ignored hundreds of questions in 2025 Of the 7,351 questions that were asked in the National Assembly this year, over 400 were ignored. 7 Big development in R1.8-trillion takeover deal of major DStv partner It's looking good for Netflix and bad for Paramount Skydance, as the clock ticks down on a major content deal for DStv in South Africa. 8 The woman behind one of South Africa's biggest food empires Ina Paarman went from teaching cooking classes in a garage to founding one of South Africa's most well-known food-manufacturing businesses. 9 South Africa is giving this market away to the Chinese Chinese brands are competing amongst themselves to dominate South Africa's fastest-growing car segment. 10 Three small towns rich South Africans are flocking to buy homes in Wealthy South Africans are increasingly turning their backs on big city living and moving to smaller coastal towns along the Garden Route. This email was sent to mufhandu.o.itsol@blogger.com by News of the Day. Unsubscribe from this email.