Current Date And Time In Zambezi Region, Namibia
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
15:26:17 CAT
Capital: Katima Mulilo
Currency: Namibian Dollar (NAD)
Timezone: UTC +02:00 (CAT)
Population: 142,373
Area: 14,528.00 km²
State Code: CA
Planning business schedules or travel in Zambezi Region, Namibia? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Zambezi Region, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Zambezi Region observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Zambezi Region, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Independence Day on March 21) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Namibia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Namibia's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Zambezi Region and the rest of Namibia, not a separate Zambezi Region-specific calendar.
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These are Namibia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Namibia's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Namibia, including Zambezi Region. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | March 21 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure (Public Holidays Act 26 of 1990) | gov.na |
Zambezi Region follows Namibia's statutory holiday calendar in full — the national government sets these dates, and regional banks, public offices and schools across the state close accordingly.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Zambezi Region doesn't simply disappear — Namibia's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Zambezi Region's capital, Katima Mulilo observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Zambezi Region.