South Africa: Downgrades, U.S.-China Impasse Hammer SA's Rand

SOUTH Africa's volatile Rand currency is bearing the brunt of escalating trade tensions between China and the United States as well as possibilities of agencies downgrading the country's sovereign rating.

This depreciation spells further doom for motorists, with the price of fuel increasing again in September.

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