Pretoria: The Reserve Bank has advised market participants that it will be closed for trading and settlement on several public holidays this festive season. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will not conduct trading and settlement on Tuesday, 16 December 2025; Thursday, 25 December 2025; Friday, 26 December 2025; and Thursday, 1 January 2026.
According to South African Government News Agency, the SARB has scheduled its open market and foreign exchange transactions to mature and settle on official business days during December 2025 and January 2026. On the specified dates, there will be no settlement through the South African Multiple Option Settlement (SAMOS) system.
The SARB's foreign exchange desk will close at 12:00 midday on 24 and 31 December 2025. However, domestic money market operations will proceed as normal, with positions closing at 16:55 on both days.