Update South Africa holidays: add public holiday on May 29, 2024 (#1749)

vacanza · Apr 2, 2024 · 906b911 · 906b911
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diff --git a/holidays/countries/south_africa.py b/holidays/countries/south_africa.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class SouthAfrica(ObservedHolidayBase, ChristianHolidays, InternationalHolidays,
     https://www.gov.za/about-sa/public-holidays
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_South_Africa
     https://www.gov.za/speeches/president-cyril-ramaphosa-progress-economic-recovery-30-oct-2023-0000
+    https://www.gov.za/documents/notices/public-holidays-act-declaration-29-may-2024-public-holiday-23-feb-2024
     """
 
     country = "ZA"
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ class SouthAfricaStaticHolidays:
         2022: (DEC, 27, presidential_decree_holiday),
         # Winning the 2023 Rugby World Cup
         2023: (DEC, 15, presidential_decree_holiday),
+        2024: (MAY, 29, national_and_provincial_elections),
     }
 
     special_public_holidays_observed = {

diff --git a/tests/countries/test_south_africa.py b/tests/countries/test_south_africa.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ def test_special_holidays(self):
             "2016-08-03",  # Election Day 2016
             "2019-05-08",  # Election Day 2019
             "2021-11-01",  # Election Day 2019
+            "2024-05-29",  # Election Day 2024
         )
 
     def test_new_years_day(self):