:The following table provides an overview of public
holidays
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in
Namibia
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. These are stipulated in the Public Holidays Act of 1990 (Act 26 of 1990) of the
Namibian National Assembly. When a public holiday fall on a Sunday, the following Monday is observed as a public holiday. In addition, the
president of Namibia
The president of Namibia is the head of state and head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the Government of Namibia, government, acts as chair of the Cabinet of Namibia, Cabinet and is the commander-in-chie ...
may declare additional public holidays to be observed in specific years.
References
Society of Namibia
Culture of Namibia
Namibia
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