Makro Black Friday 2026: Deal Drop Dates and Specials

Makro Black Friday 2026 at a glance

Makro Black Friday 2026 comes in two deal drops. Makro South Africa's own Black Friday page says its first drop is valid from 11 to 22 November and its final drop from 22 to 30 November, with "up to 50% OFF" across appliances, electronics, groceries, liquor and more. Black Friday itself is Friday 27 November. When we read the page on 1 November the deals were still marked "Coming soon", so this guide gives the dates and terms Makro has published and adds prices as each drop goes live. Prices are in South African rand, shown as R.

Most pages that rank for Makro Black Friday are news stories from 2022 to 2025, and none of them carries a 2026 date. If a search snippet shows a different start date, check its year. For other countries and stores, see our guide to when Black Friday 2026 starts at each store.

When does Makro Black Friday start, and how long is it?

Makro answers this in the FAQ on its Black Friday page: "Our first drop is valid from 11-22 November, and our final drop is valid from 22- 30 November." The FAQ does not print a year, but the page is titled Black Friday 2026, and the windows differ from last year's, so we read them as this year's dates. In 2026 that is Wednesday 11 November to Monday 30 November, about three weeks in all.

Two practical points follow from the dates:

• 22 November is the changeover. Both windows include Sunday 22 November. A first-drop deal may end that day and a new one start, so if you want something from the first drop, buy it before then.
• 30 November is the last day. People search for an "extended" Makro Black Friday. The final drop already runs past Black Friday to Monday 30 November, Cyber Monday. Makro has not announced anything beyond that.

Makro says the deals are "for a limited time only", and big-ticket items can sell out at a store before a drop ends. Check stock at your store or online before you travel.

How 2026 differs from 2025

Makro's parent company, Massmart, published the 2025 plan in its own media releases. Labelled as 2025, it ran like this:

• 2025: Makro's Black Friday promotion launched on 24 October 2025 and ran through the whole of November, with exclusive deals released during the month.
• 2025: the final Black Friday deals ran from 25 to 30 November 2025, with discounts of up to 50%.
• 2025: online orders over R500 got free delivery, and Pickup let shoppers order online and collect the next day at their nearest store.

So in 2026 the deals start later, on 11 November rather than late October, and the event is shaped as two drops. Massmart said on 15 October 2026 that search interest in Black Friday in South Africa was 30% higher over the previous three months than a year earlier, and that more details of Makro's offers would be announced closer to the event. The free delivery threshold is a 2025 term; Makro has not yet published its 2026 delivery terms.

What is in each drop

Makro has not listed the products or prices for either drop yet. Its Black Friday page names the departments: appliances, home entertainment, multimedia, groceries, liquor, home and furniture, DIY and maintenance, and outdoor and sports, with cycling also mentioned in its FAQ. The page's own sections point to fridges and freezers, washers and dryers, cooking appliances, TVs, soundbars and speakers, laptops and monitors, cellphones, groceries and cleaning products, and liquor.

The "up to 50%" is a ceiling, not an average. Most items in a drop will be cut by less. The product tiles on the page on 1 November were not drop prices either: some showed small everyday markdowns, and at least one showed the same "was" and "now" price. We will add the actual drop prices here on 11 and 22 November, each with the date we checked it on makro.co.za.

Groceries are a real part of Makro's Black Friday, which is less common at electronics-led sales. In 2025 Massmart's finale release listed bulk staples alongside appliances, for example a bundle of 10 kg maize meal, 10 kg cake flour and 10 kg rice at R349.95, a saving of R64.90 (a 2025 price, from a release covering Makro and Game). Liquor is also one of Makro's listed Black Friday categories.

TVs, laptops and cellphones

Makro's page says Black Friday is a time to "grab a TV", a soundbar or a speaker, to shop laptops and monitors for work or school, and to find savings on cellular for a phone upgrade. No models or prices had been posted on 1 November. When the drops go live, compare the full model number, not just the screen size or the brand. For buying advice, our US-led guides to Black Friday TV deals, laptop deals and phone deals explain what to check, though their prices are not South African.

PS5 and gaming

Searches for a PS5 price at Makro are among the biggest for this sale, and Massmart's own release of 15 October 2026 names "PS5 black Friday" and "PS5 price" among the product searches South African shoppers were making ahead of the sale. Makro had published no PS5 Black Friday price on 1 November, and we will not guess one. Makro's FAQ lists gaming among the categories to watch. Note that games on disc are on Makro's list of products that cannot be returned unless defective. Our US-led gaming deals guide explains how to compare a console bundle with the console alone.

Fridges, air fryers and appliances

Appliances lead Makro's Black Friday page, with fridges and freezers "with room for food, the cold drinks and every leftover", washers and dryers, and cooking appliances. In 2025, Massmart said air fryers, fridges and washing machines were among the most searched items on the Makro and Game websites, and its October 2025 release listed a Hisense 7 kg front loader washing machine at R4,499, a saving of R2,500 (a 2025 price). For a big appliance, check the delivery and installation cost for your address before you compare prices. Our US-led appliance deals guide explains what to measure and which specs to check before you buy.

Shopping Makro Black Friday online

Makro says Black Friday "includes a broader mix of in-store and online deals". So most Black Friday deals should be available both ways, but some may be in-store only or online only. Check the product page or your local store.

Three things are worth knowing before you order online:

• Delivery terms for 2026 are not published yet. In 2025, online orders over R500 had free delivery and Pickup offered next-day collection from a store. We will add this year's terms when Makro publishes them.
• Some products are sold by other sellers. Makro's returns policy says some items on its website are fulfilled by third-party sellers. Check the "sold by" line on the product page. Those items cannot be returned at a Makro store; you log the return online or through Makro's contact centre.
• Delivery costs are not refunded on returns, according to Makro's returns policy.

Makro Cyber Sale and Cyber Monday

Makro runs a separate Cyber Sale. Its Black Friday page says "The Makro Cyber Sale 2026 is bursting with big tech deals, with up to 60% OFF", naming TV deals, laptop discounts and appliance deals. Makro has not published the Cyber Sale's dates. It describes the difference this way: "Black Friday includes a broader mix of in-store and online deals, while Cyber Monday focuses on online offers." Cyber Monday 2026 is Monday 30 November, which is also the last day of Makro's final Black Friday drop. We will add the Cyber Sale dates and prices here when Makro posts them. Offers from other stores are on our Cyber Monday deals page, and Black Friday offers on our Black Friday deals page.

Your refund rights in South Africa

South Africa's Consumer Protection Act, No. 68 of 2008, applies to Black Friday buys as to any other. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition's guide to the Act sets out the main points in plain terms:

• Six months for unsafe or defective goods. You have a right to return unsafe or defective goods within six months and to choose a refund, a repair or a replacement. The guide adds that "a supplier/retailer may not decide for the consumer".
• Two prices on one item. If goods show two different prices, you have the right to pay the lower one, unless an unauthorised person changed the price tag.
• Catalogue promotions must say how long they run. Suppliers must state the duration of promotions in catalogues or brochures; if they do not, you have the right to buy at the advertised prices.
• Display items. You can refuse a display item or opened goods and ask for an unopened, new one.
• Where to complain. The National Consumer Commission is the regulator under section 85 of the Act and takes complaints from consumers whose rights have been undermined.

Makro's own returns policy sits on top of that. It says Makro is "committed to operating in line with the Consumer Protection Act" and that its policies are subject to the law. In summary:

Note the difference on faulty goods. The government's guide says the choice of refund, repair or replacement is yours, while Makro's policy says it will decide after assessing the product. Because Makro also says its policies are subject to the Act, ask for the remedy you want and, if you cannot agree, contact the National Consumer Commission.

How we check this page

Every date, term and quote above comes from Makro's own pages, read from our US server on 1 November 2026: the Black Friday page on makro.co.za and its FAQ, and Makro's returns policy. The 2025 dates and prices, and the October 2026 search figures, come from Massmart's own media releases of 23 October 2025, 25 November 2025 and 15 October 2026. The consumer rights come from the dtic's guide to the Consumer Protection Act and the National Consumer Commission's site. We do not take dates from news pages about earlier years, and we have not tested these products.

We will read Makro's Black Friday page again on 11 November, when the first drop starts, on 22 November for the final drop, and on 30 November. For tips on spotting a real discount, see Are Black Friday deals real? and the rest of our Black Friday guides. This guide is written by the SavingArena Editorial Team.