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Dollar cautiously firm ahead of busy central bank week

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WATCH: Cyril Ramaphosa’s second term affected Rand [VIDEO]

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Rand strengthens after Cyril Ramaphosa gets second term as ANC president

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Dollar cautiously firm ahead of busy central bank week

Watch Rand strengthens after Cyril Ramaphosa gets second term video
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WATCH: Cyril Ramaphosa’s second term affected Rand [VIDEO]

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Rand strengthens after Cyril Ramaphosa gets second term as ANC president

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Business & Finance

Risk-off sentiment grips the market amid continued virus fears

By Sable International25-02-2020 09:34

(Partner Content) The market has been walking on eggshells since the beginning of 2020, starting off with the US drone strike in Iraq, followed by the outbreak of the coronavirus in China. When big news headlines pop up, the market moves drastically, be it up or down.

Mabuza
Business & Finance

Mabuza out, de Ruyter in: Change at the helm of Eskom

By Sable International14-01-2020 11:11

(Partner content) The Rand is back to its volatile self ahead of the South African Reserve Bank’s interest rate decision on Thursday.

Rand report:
Business & Finance

Rand report: Volatility following UK election and US-China truce

By Sable International17-12-2019 13:12

Throughout all these major global events, the Rand swung back and forth, being one of the first currencies to react.

Rand value dollar
Business & Finance

Rand value for 4 November: Three factors behind ZAR’s surprise recovery

By Tom Head04-11-2019 13:15

The SA currency has shown its bouncebackability this week, following a horror show at the end of October. But what’s steering the rand value to safety?

Rand hit new all-time low COVID-19
Business & Finance

Rand value plummets as Mid-term budget speech “shocks” markets

By Tom Head30-10-2019 15:45

The Mid-term budget speech has proved to be catastrophic for the rand value, and the exchange rate against the US dollar. Things aren’t looking good.

Rand hit new all-time low COVID-19
Business & Finance

Rand to Dollar exchange: Why SA’s currency has hit a 13-month low

By Tom Head01-10-2019 17:32

It’s never easy viewing, but the Rand to Dollar exchange rate doesn’t look great for South Africa. Here’s why ZAR has hit its worst slump for a year.

Repo rate
Business & Finance

Repo rate: South African Reserve Bank keep it unchanged

By SAnews19-09-2019 18:37

Monetary policy actions will focus on anchoring inflation expectations near the mid-point of the inflation target range in the interest of balanced growth.

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News

Weak rand fuels growth in South Africa’s export market

By Buhle Lindwa29-08-2019 23:28

Local exporters benefit from a weak rand.

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Business & Finance

NHI fallout: Rand hits lowest level of 2019, as R14bn wiped from shares

By Tom Head14-08-2019 18:52

The rand’s decline has been exacerbated by the impact of the NHI proposals. But how has the worst exchange rate in a year hurt local industries?

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Rand recovery: Why the SA currency is at its strongest in five months

By Tom Head11-07-2019 17:01

We’ve got good news about the Rand: It’s performing well against the US Dollar, and looks to be on a course to recovery. But what’s put a spring in ZAR’s step?

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News

Relief for motorists: Petrol price for July forecast to drop “significantly”

By Tom Head12-06-2019 14:16

This is not a drill: The petrol price forecast for July has arrived, and a substantial drop is on the cards for South Africa’s long-suffering motorists.

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Mboweni vs Magashule: Tito slams Ace’s “reckless statements” as Rand tanks

By Tom Head05-06-2019 13:05

Another day, another war within the ANC. This time, Tito Mboweni and Ace Magashule are going at it, after the latter’s comments sent the Rand tumbling.

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News

Value of the Rand: How the election results have affected SA’s currency

By Tom Head09-05-2019 20:50

The ANC may have lost a few voters from 2014, but they are heading for a majority in Parliament and it’s been positive news for the value of the Rand.

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Business & Finance

South African elections 2019: Results and investments

By Oloff de Wet07-05-2019 18:30

Using prediction programs to hedge your investment bets.

South African rand abroad
Travel

South Africans, here’s what drinks and meals will cost you abroad

By Jenna Berndt30-04-2019 08:25

Tips for South Africans to stretch those rands.

SARB Repo rate cut South Africa
Business & Finance

Rand dives as Ramaphosa talks of nationalising the Reserve Bank

By Luke Daniel08-03-2019 09:21

Analysts warn that if the government gains executive control of monetary policy, the impact on the economy could be disastrous.

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News

Moody’s bleak budget reaction sparks junk status fears for South Africa

By Tom Head21-02-2019 11:29

South Africa’s best credit rating comes from Moody’s. But when the agency say there’s been “an erosion of fiscal strength”, talk of junk status soon follows.

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Business & Finance

Budget speech: Rand takes a rollercoaster ride during Tito Mboweni’s address

By Tom Head20-02-2019 15:58

The volatile rand went on an adventure during Wednesday afternoon’s budget speech in Parliament, but ultimately, things are looking up.

load shedding eskom rand
Business & Finance

Load shedding: The rand has tanked after Eskom’s Stage 4 blackouts

By Tom Head12-02-2019 11:27

Eskom’s failure is having a devastating impact on the rand, which has slumped dramatically after Stage 4 load shedding was introduced on Monday.

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Business & Finance

Rand revels after making huge monthly gain on the dollar in January

By AFP07-02-2019 11:40

Only the Turkish Lira recovered more ground against the dollar at the start of 2019, and this is hopefully a sign of things to come for the rand.

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News

South African news today: Your headlines in five minutes for Tuesday 20 November

By Tom Head20-11-2018 07:42

There’s more from Pravin Gordhan, a new Jacob Zuma conspiracy theory, and developments from Momentum in Tuesday’s South African news today wrap.

load shedding eskom rand
Business & Finance

Thanks to Brexit, the rand just made some serious gains against the pound

By AFP15-11-2018 13:27

Resignations and Parliamentary chaos in Britain has helped the rand make significant progress against the sterling currency.

dollar to rand exchange rate
Business & Finance

Dollar to rand: Six major factors that determine the exchange rate

By Tom Head13-11-2018 14:51

With the dollar to rand exchange rate on a never-ending rollercoaster, we’ve decided to see what exactly makes our markets tick.

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News

South African news today: Your headlines in five minutes for Tuesday 13 November

By Tom Head13-11-2018 07:44

State capture bombshells and the potential for more fallouts in Parliament this afternoon. It’s all in the South African news today round-up.

Pravin Gordhan vs Julius Malema
Kenya News

South African news today: Your headlines in five minutes for Friday 9 November

By Tom Head09-11-2018 07:40

We look at the latest developments with Pravin Gordhan and his meeting with the Gupta brothers in the South African news today round-up.

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