South Africans have a love-hate relationship with the rand — it represents our hopes and fears as it rises and falls.

Born on February 14 1961, the rand has gone from global pariah to emerging-market proxy. The rand has emerged as an unlikely winner among emerging-market currencies since the Covid-19 pandemic swept the globe, despite SA’s high levels of debt and unemployment. ..

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