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The Christian holidays of Christmas Day and Good Friday remained in secular post-apartheid South Africa's calendar of public holidays. The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission), a chapter nine institution established in 2004, held countrywide consultative public hearings in June and July 2012 to ...
In 1998 a whale house was completed across from this museum and the first phase, 'Welcome to our whale world' exhibition in the 3 official languages of the Western Cape was installed by 2007. These three museums are open to visitors seven days a week and the market can operate Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, weather permitting.
Kruger Day or Heroes' Day was an official public holiday in South Africa from 1882 to 1899 and again from 1952 to 1994, which celebrated annually on 10 October. The day was named after Paul Kruger , a South African politician who served as president of the South African Republic ; the holiday celebrated his birthday on October 10.
Heritage Day (Afrikaans: Erfenisdag; Xhosa: Usuku Lwamagugu, Usuku lokugubha amasiko) is a South African public holiday celebrated on 24 September. On this day, South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their culture and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people.
Jan van Riebeeck arrived at Table Bay on 6 April 1652 as a result Cape Town was founded. From 1980, the day became known as Founders Day (Stigtingsdag). [1] The holiday was abolished after the first universal franchise election in 1994 and the subsequent new constitution.
Later, in 1894, Dingane's Day was declared a public holiday by the Government of the Orange Free State. [19] During the Apartheid era, 16 December continued to be celebrated as the Day of the Vow [21] and the Day of the Covenant. [22] In 1952, Dingane's Day was changed to Day of the Covenant and in 1980 was changed to The Day of the Vow. [22]
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Tourists taking in the view of Cape Town and Table Mountain from Robben Island. South Africa is a tourist destination with the tourist industry accounting for 2.34% of GDP [1] in 2019 followed by a sharp drop in 2020 to 0.81% of GDP [1] due to lack of travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.