South Africa’s low-key municipal polls pose risks for investors

MoneywebMpho Hlakudi, Bloomberg · 2 November 2026 at 07:07

One-week implied volatility for the rand versus the dollar has declined since the start of October and is well below the one-year average level, suggesting little extra demand to hedge against price swings.
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