Quick explainer: What causes changes in the rand exchange rate? GroundUp | 20.02.2026 09:30 A year ago, you’d have had to pay R18.49 for a US dollar if you wanted to buy something from the US. Yesterday, you’d have had to pay just R16.05.Read more RELATED STORIES Sibiya flays police boss Masemola Fused Night one of NYFW | Jackie Aina Fashion & Beauty SA’s hotspots for deadly air pollution Fused Healthy Green Goddess Caesar Salad Dressing Food & Drinks Bad Bunny Delivers a Revolutionary Halftime Show Local Entertainment AI funding set to bring mining into 21st century Fused I Dreaded Sweeping My Kitchen Floors — Then I Discovered This Find Makes... Food & Drinks Bubbles, Bold Moves & A New Era at Graham Beck Food & Drinks Action needed beyond political statements Fused Miss SA Qhawekazi Mazaleni Shares the Joy of Stories with Monde Primary... Fused In my chocolate-brown era Fashion & Beauty Sun Wine & Food Fest Food & Drinks