The rand dropped to its weakest level in eight months on Friday, a fresh blow to motorists, after the ANC's contradictory messages about the mandate of the Reserve Bank sent markets into a tailspin and GDP data contracted by 3.2%, raising fears that SA would be in recession this year.
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