Currency

Zimbabwe ends foreign currency use as inflation spirals

Africa Agency - 24 Jun 2019

The crisis-hit country is facing another bout of sharply rising prices, with official inflation now at nearly 100 per cent

Editorial: New dollar may be too late for Zim

Article Editorial - 22 Feb 2019

'In practice, bond notes have rarely traded at 1:1 with the US dollar. On the black market, the rate can be as high as 4:1'

At 20, the euro is a currency giant on fragile footing

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Dec 2018

Born on January 1 1999, the euro initially existed only as a virtual currency used in accounting and financial transactions

South Africans get first dibs on SAFCOIN, an exclusive African cryptocurrency

Article Advertorial - 10 Oct 2018

For the price of a take-away meal, South Africans can become crpytocurrency investors

There’s more to a stronger rand than government will admit

Article Lynley Donnelly - 28 Apr 2017

The currency’s moves have been driven by global factors, but more ratings shifts can reverse gains.

Caution, but also hope from financial industry after municipal elections

Article Lynley Donnelly - 9 Aug 2016

Institutions issue warnings against government spending ahead of 2019 elections to win voters' hearts.

Zimbabwean army guards SA currency on plane as investigations continue

Article Sally Evans - 18 Feb 2016

A South African Reserve Bank plane, in which a body was discovered, is under heavy military guard in Harare with millions of Rands on board.

Massive foreign sell-off jolts SA

Article Lloyd Gedye - 28 Jan 2016

Foreign investors pulled R12.8-billion in one week, the biggest outflow since 2008, casting a harsh light on policy direction and the trade deficit.

Caught between a ¥ and a hard $

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Aug 2015

South Africa is in the crosshairs of a weakening yuan and a strong dollar as China devalues its currency.

Africa’s throwing away dollars it can’t afford in currency rout

Article bogdan TagDiv - 11 Aug 2015

Africa is battling the global currency markets with one hand tied behind its back.

Platinum rides on the weak rand

Article Thalia Holmes - 31 Jan 2014

The mining companies are enjoying some respite from the effects of the latest strike.

Rand sunk by ‘perfect storm’

Article Lynley Donnelly - 7 Jun 2013

Deficit has made South Africa vulnerable to investment flows, and that is where mining unrest comes into play.

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IT Web - 24 Jan 2020

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IT Web - 21 Jan 2020

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IT Web - 20 Jan 2020

Almost half (49%) of South Africans, 15 years and older, agree or strongly agree that they view 2020 with optimism.