RandWatch
SA Money Dashboard
ECB rates: 2026-08-28Auto-refresh in 3 min

At a glance

USD / ZAR
16.00
-3.5% 30d
Repo Rate
6.75%
Last change: Nov 2025
Petrol 95
R22.36/L
Inland, Feb 2026
CPI Inflation
3.6%
Target: 3%

Markets

Gold
R71,370/oz
$4,460/oz -2.5%
Silver
R517/oz
$32.30/oz
Bitcoin
R1,256,448
$77,692 -2.5%

Rand vs Major Currencies

🇺🇸 USD-3.5%
R16.00
R1 = 0.0625 USD
US Dollar
🇬🇧 GBP-2.1%
R21.73
R1 = 0.0460 GBP
British Pound
🇪🇺 EUR-2.1%
R18.63
R1 = 0.0537 EUR
Euro
🇦🇺 AUD-0.6%
R11.51
R1 = 0.0869 AUD
Australian Dollar
🇨🇦 CAD-2.2%
R11.55
R1 = 0.0866 CAD
Canadian Dollar
🇨🇭 CHF-2.5%
R19.90
R1 = 0.0503 CHF
Swiss Franc
🇭🇰 HKD-3.4%
R2.04
R1 = 0.4899 HKD
Hong Kong Dollar
🇯🇵 JPY-1.5%
R0.10
R1 = 9.9791 JPY
Japanese Yen

What this means for you

Shopping from Amazon US
R1,600
A $100 item costs you R1,600 today
Home Loan
R14,725/mo
Prime at 10.25%. R1.5M bond over 20 years. Next SARB meeting: 27 Mar 2026
Monthly Fuel
R3,578/mo
2,000 km/mo at 8 L/100 km. 50 L tank = R1,118
Sending Money Abroad
$624.90
R10,000 = $624.90 USD or £460.10 GBP

Rand in Context

USD/ZAR monthly close over the last 10 years. Key events that moved the rand.

10yr lowR11.97
10yr highR19.20
CurrentR18.20
10yr avgR16.34

Key Events

Apr 2020 (R18.68) — COVID-19 panic. Jun 2023 (R19.20) — US rate hikes + grey-listing fears. Jan 2018 (R11.97) — Post-Zuma “Ramaphoria” rally. The rand tends to weaken during global risk-off events and strengthen when SA political/economic outlook improves.

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