{
  "id": 16214422,
  "title": "South Africa Holidays and Closures in December 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/south-africa-holidays-and-closures-in-december-2026",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T17:53:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/south-africa-december-2026-holidays-closures/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africa has public holidays on 16, 25 and 26 December 2026, and schools close on 9 December, so US visitors should plan around both dates. The post South Africa Holidays and Closures in December 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}