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At issue in the case involving the central bank is the amount of 1.1 billion South African rand ($86.5 million) that the bank loaned to Bankorp during apartheid.
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The prize money (10,000 rand, about $790, for first place) adds some competitive spice for the better swimmers, but most are in it just to finish it.
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The internet is often oversold in terms of radicalization,’ says Colin Clarke, a counterterrorism expert at RAND.
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President Jacob Zuma said in his State of the Nation Address on Feb. 9 that the government made 2.5 billion rand available for livestock feed, water infrastructure and auction sales.
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The rand pared gains of as much as 1.7 percent against the dollar and was 0.6 percent stronger at 12.8016 per dollar at 00:12 a.m. on Monday in Johannesburg.
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Then my husband had an idea: Solly earned 3,000 rand (about $225) per month – the minimum wage for security guards here.
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Just look at the South African rand, which has plummeted as a political crisis has deepened, leading to the overnight firing of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan along with 19 other ministers and deputy ministers.
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As the rand spiraled downward Friday, party leaders condemned the move.
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Origin and Etymology of rand
the Rand, South Africa
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: the basic unit of money in the Republic of South Africa
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