The South African rand weakened on Monday as violence in the Middle East stoked risk aversion in global markets while traders awaited release of the national census due this week.
At 1510 GMT, the rand traded at 19.4100 against the dollar , more than 0.6% weaker than its Friday close.
South Africa's statistics agency will on Tuesday release data from the country's 2022 census, the fourth population and housing survey in post-apartheid South Africa and the first in over a decade.
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