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Holiday Defender/2026 leave allocation

2026: how to split 5 days of leave

Days off

17days

Per leave day

×3.4

Trips

5

Reading every remaining holiday and weekend in 2026, 5 leave days buy you 17 days off across 5 trips. None of the trips overlap.

  1. 10.9 – 10.11

    3 days

    Days to book off

    10.9(Fri)

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  2. 10.16 – 10.18

    3 days

    Days to book off

    10.16(Fri)

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  3. 10.23 – 10.25

    3 days

    Days to book off

    10.23(Fri)

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  4. 12.24 – 12.27

    4 days

    Days to book off

    12.24(Thu)

    Christmas Day · St. Stephen's Day

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  5. 12.31 – 1.3

    4 days

    Days to book off

    12.31(Thu)

    New Year's Day

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Holiday data

Nager.Date Public Holiday API

Holiday data comes from each government's published data. Dates awaiting official proclamation may change.

Leave bridges

  • 2026 · 1 day(s)
  • 2026 · 2 day(s)
  • 2026 · 3 day(s)
  • 2026 · 4 day(s)
  • 2026 · 5 day(s)
  • 2027 · 1 day(s)
  • 2027 · 2 day(s)
  • 2027 · 3 day(s)
  • 2027 · 4 day(s)
  • 2027 · 5 day(s)

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© 2026 Holiday Defender · South Africa

We read 2026's public holidays and worked out the best way to split 5 days of leave. It comes to 17 days off across 5 trips.