Sunday, January 26, 2025

Six Reasons Why The Rand Has Bombed

It’s easy to blame South African politics for the decline in the rand over the weekend. Unfortunately, the real reasons are far more complicated.

So Exactly How Long Will The Rand Hold Its Own Against The US Dollar?

The rand has taken us South Africans on quite an emotional journey of late. Of course, it’s not the currency’s fault, but rather the fault of those who are so strongly connected to it (yes, yes, Zuma is just one element to blame.) But its recent rise in strength has given us all a little […]

Wednesday Morning Spice

Rand tanks amid Gordhan / Hawks drama. Cape Town City FC win first game! Big Italy earthquake. Australian backpack terror. Kendall’s bum shot bounced from Vogue. Chris Rock divorce.

Thursday Morning Spice

Rand on 10-month high. Mandela shot by police. Facebook fights ad-blockers. China Tesla auto-pilot crash. Tom Cruise’s sad situation. Kanye no genius: Paul McCartney. Blitzbokke Olympic success.

Friday Morning Spice

Rand makes comeback. Calls for Zuma to resign. Paris bombing suspect expected to sing. Heyneke Meyer is back. Trump backlash. Obama’s Playboy bunny dance partner. Swedish fart crime dismissed. Comic genius dies. Amber Rose emoji nails Cosby.

Friday Morning Spice

Rand slips after SONA. Opposition response to SONA. Robben Islander thrown out. North Korea military revolt looming? Noakes holds forth. Trump And Elton’s doomed bromance. Meryl Streep backlash.

The Rand Has Never Been Weaker

Here’s hoping your weekend went better than it did for the rand, close of trading on Friday seeing some truly awful numbers.

Wednesday Morning Spice

Rand hits all-time low. SA’s Mining Minster in sex photo scandal. FIFA exec banned for life. Trevor Noah’s viewership numbers. VW to fix 11 million cars. Ralph Lauren steps down. Jim Carrey ex suicide. R4 billion on everyone’s mind.

The Reason Why The Rand Will Recover

As the rand slowly decreases in value, placing investors in a tight spot, financial advisors are predicting an eventual increase, possibly even reaching a single digit.

The Rand Is Getting Pummelled – Here’s Why

The Rand is getting whipped like a red-headed stepchild, right now. Overnight the Rand tumbled to a four year low against the US dollar. Don’t even look at the Euro exchange rate. It’ll tingle your loins.

Wednesday’s Jackpot Is R1,3 BILLION

I find it terribly amusing when people “choose not” to play the lottery. Haaaah! How sad can you get? Especially when it goes over one billion Rand! I know a lot of people who only play when it goes over one billion – and I know at least they’re in there like swimwear. Houses like this on […]