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South Africa’s rand strengthened past 16 per dollar for the first time in almost four years as the “dollar debasement trade” pushed emerging-market currencies and stocks as well as gold to ...

The South African rand strengthened from R19.77 to R16.00 per US dollar, which bodes well for technology products in South Africa.

The South African rand has declined from R3.62 per US dollar to over R19.80 per US dollar since 1994. We analyse the currency’s performance under each president.

The South African Rand weakened from R15.84 to R17.25 against the U.S. Dollar following the war in Iran and related factors. Between April 2025 and February 2026, the local currency had a strong ...

South Africa’s rand is poised to end the year with the biggest jump since 2009 as the dollar’s weakness, combined with political stability at home, bolstered the nation’s allure for investors.

If oil prices and the dollar-to-rand exchange rate stabilise at their current levels during April, another R3 increase is a near certainty for May.

Rand strengthens with R14.00 to US Dollar Rand strengthens with R14.00 to US Dollar The rand has broken through R14.00 to the US Dollar and is trading at levels last seen in January 2020.

The Competition Commission is hauling various international and local banks to South Africa’s apex court for allegedly conspiring to manipulate the rand.

The graph also shows the correlation between the fluctuation in the dollar-to-rand exchange rate and the local price of each year’s iPhone model.

The rand became South Africa’s currency on 14 February 1961, replacing Pound Sterling as legal tender. Here is how it changed over the last 60 years.