The South African rand weakened on Monday as global investors assessed the potential duration of the United States government shutdown and its implications.
The rand, which is sensitive to changes in global risk sentiment, traded at 17.2500 against the dollar, just slightly down from its Friday close of 17.2475.
The shutdown has halted much of the US government’s operations, risking thousands of federal jobs due to partisan divisions that prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding agreement.
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The Voortrekker Monument: Located in Pretoria, this monument commemorates
the Afrikaner pioneers who left the Cape Colony in the 1830s.

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Fun South African Fact: South Africa is the only country in the world to build and then decide to dismantle the whole of its nuclear weapons program.
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African men do not fear lions because they are aware of the bug, which is an immediate threat