South Africa’s rand traded close to the previous day’s seven-week low against the dollar on Thursday, hurt by investor concerns over the future of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
Gordhan was head of the tax service when it set up a surveillance unit which police say was used to spy on politicians.
* Rand touches early session low of 14,7385/dollar, but claws back to 14.6850 by 0704 GMT, up slightly from Wednesday’s close at 14.7200.
* Government bonds largely flat after recent heavy losses, yield on 2026 benchmark eases half a basis point to 9.04 percent.