Some find jobs on farms, with minimum monthly salaries of about 1,000 rand ($142): not much, but still more than ten times a teacher's salary in Zimbabwe at the unofficial exchange rate.

有些人能在农场上找到工作，却只能得到大约一千南非兰特（一百四十二美元）的最低月工资。 这个工资本不算高，但是以黑市的货币兑换率来看的话，这相当于津巴布韦教师工资的十倍以上。

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But with the dollar-rand exchange rate now at near 8 rand, mining companies in South Africa would receive around 12, 000 rand an ounce, Tremblay said.

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With an exchange rate of 6.7 South African rand to the dollar back then, South African producers would have been receiving near 11, 700 rand per ounce, Tremblay said.

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While platinum prices have fallen in dollar terms over the last few months, fluctuations in the foreign-exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and South African rand have actually meant South African mining companies are effectively receiving a higher payment for their metal, Tremblay said.

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