Opening Hours

• Most shops and businesses are open between 09h00 and 17h00 on weekdays and on Saturdays until 13h00.
• Major malls tend to stay open later: up to 21h00 during the week, on weekends and on most public holidays.
• Government agencies keep to limited weekday only hours, often closing around 15h00.
• Most banks close at 15h30 weekdays, but are open on Saturday mornings (from around 09h00 to 11h00).
• Muslim-owned businesses close between noon and 13h00 on Fridays.
• Most stores, cinemas and restaurants are open on most public holidays. The exceptions are Christmas Day, 25 December and New Year's Day, 1 January.