ZAR black market rate on Sep 4, 2026: 15.95 per USD
On Friday, September 4, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 15.95 ZAR on South Africa's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 16 ZAR, reached a high of 16.12 and a low of 15.95, a trading range of 0.17 ZAR (1.07%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 16.03 ZAR and the average price received when selling dollars was 16.1 ZAR. Over the session the South African Rand strengthened against the dollar (-0.34% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Sep 4, 2026
The official exchange rate published for South Africa on this date was 16 ZAR per USD. The parallel-market close of 15.95 ZAR therefore implied a premium of -0.37% over the official rate — a narrow gap, indicating the two markets were close to converged.
How Sep 4, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Sep 3, 2026, close 16 ZAR), the rate moved -0.34%.
One week earlier (Aug 28, 2026) the close was 16.09 ZAR, so the weekly change was -0.90%.
Thirty days earlier (Aug 5, 2026) the close was 16.33 ZAR, a -2.33% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples South Africa's USD/ZAR parallel market throughout the day from peer-to-peer stablecoin order books and, where available, community submissions. Each sample is filtered for outliers and aggregated into a single buy and sell quote; the figures above are the first, highest, lowest and last of those aggregated quotes for Sep 4, 2026 (UTC).
USDT peer-to-peer prices closely track cash dollar prices in most parallel markets but are not identical to them: payment-method fees, merchant margins and local demand for stablecoins can all add a few tenths of a percent.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the dollar to South African Rand black market rate on Sep 4, 2026?
- The USD to ZAR parallel market rate closed at approximately 15.95 ZAR per US dollar on Friday, September 4, 2026, after trading between 15.95 and 16.12 ZAR.
- How much did the ZAR move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 16 to a close of 15.95 ZAR, the parallel rate moved -0.34% on Sep 4, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market ZAR rate on that date?
- The official rate was 16 ZAR per USD versus a parallel close of 15.95 ZAR, a premium of -0.37%.
- Was the ZAR black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 16 ZAR on Sep 3, 2026, a change of -0.34%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for South Africa in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → South African Rand history or today's live rate.