South Africa's Rand Falls to Record Low After Finance Minister's Dismissal The currency's drop came as yields on South African government debt surged and the country's FTSE-JSE All-Share index fell 1.9%. The past week's declines compound the troubles of an economy hit hard by a downturn in commodity prices and its inability ... Read more on Wall Street … [Read more...] about South Africa's Rand Falls to Record Low After Finance Minister's Dismissal – SA in the News