It’s Becoming Easier to Back S. Africa’s World-Beating Rand

  • Currency rallied more than 30% in past year, leading peers
  • Commodity prices, dollar surplus support further gains
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The rand’s 30% gain against the dollar since the height of the pandemic has outstripped emerging-market peers -- and the rally may not be over yet.