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South African rand
South Africa officially uses the rand as the local currency. 1 rand is divided into 100 cents.
Currency regime
The South African rand trades freely against major currencies with the Reserve Bank aiming to keep inflation under control. The rand is prone to high volatility in the currency markets.
It is worth noting that petrol stations usually require cash for payment and that there are incidents of fraud at cash machines.
Tourists are limited to taking ZAR5000 into the country, but travellers cheques are also available in rand.
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