Zimbabwe election fears hit rand
Early trading on Friday saw the rand slide by more than 5% to 12.21 rand to the US dollar, as traders stampeded for the safety of the greenback.
While rand had recovered to a level of 11.99 by 1100 GMT, that rate still represented a slide of more than 9% since Thursday morning.
The falls are making it more likely that the central bank will raise interest
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