zuhd.news All stories
DAILY · Open Exchange Rates

South African rand

15.98 ZAR / USD -0.05% day

The rand against the US dollar, Africa's most heavily traded currency and the one global investors use to take positions on the continent. It swings with metals prices and with foreign appetite for South African government debt.

Sep 7 · 15.981540 ZAR / USD · −1.0% vs the window’s open

Open Exchange Rates · daily
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
Aug 916.146320 ZAR / USD
Aug 1016.174626 ZAR / USD+0.2%
Aug 1116.193186 ZAR / USD+0.1%
Aug 1216.188388 ZAR / USD0.0%
Aug 1316.148810 ZAR / USD−0.2%
Aug 1416.192390 ZAR / USD+0.3%
Aug 1516.169245 ZAR / USD−0.1%
Aug 1616.169230 ZAR / USD0.0%
Aug 1716.167229 ZAR / USD0.0%
Aug 1816.247171 ZAR / USD+0.5%
Aug 19high16.247700 ZAR / USD0.0%
Aug 2016.113438 ZAR / USD−0.8%
Aug 2116.019020 ZAR / USD−0.6%
Aug 2216.019020 ZAR / USD0.0%
Aug 2316.019020 ZAR / USD0.0%
Aug 2416.003988 ZAR / USD−0.1%
Aug 2516.020840 ZAR / USD+0.1%
Aug 26low15.919900 ZAR / USD−0.6%
Aug 2715.949184 ZAR / USD+0.2%
Aug 2815.988668 ZAR / USD+0.2%
Aug 2916.172170 ZAR / USD+1.1%
Aug 3016.172170 ZAR / USD0.0%
Aug 3116.175358 ZAR / USD0.0%
Sep 116.111464 ZAR / USD−0.4%
Sep 216.172695 ZAR / USD+0.4%
Sep 316.046958 ZAR / USD−0.8%
Sep 415.984440 ZAR / USD−0.4%
Sep 515.968950 ZAR / USD−0.1%
Sep 615.989999 ZAR / USD+0.1%
Sep 7latest15.981540 ZAR / USD−0.1%

Lately

The currency's firmer level did not reach the pump: the fuel formula pushed petrol up R1.34 a litre from Tuesday, because the war premium and the levies in the price build-up are set separately from the exchange rate. Domestic fiscal strain kept pace — Gauteng's nurses gave the province a month over austerity in the health system.

  1. Fuel Price Defies Stronger Rand
  2. Nurses Give Gauteng Ultimatum

Mentioned in · 2

  1. Fuel Price Defies Stronger Rand Daily Maverick
  2. South Africa’s Secret Slush Fund Daily Maverick