South Africa's rand weaker on firm dollar, finmin woes
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's rand weakened against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Tuesday, weighed down by a firm greenback and continued concerns that the finance minister could be facing imminent arrest. * At 0640 GMT, the rand traded at 14.4500 per dollar, 0.24percent weaker from its New York close on Monday. * Rand weighed down by lingering uncertainty over whetherFinance Minister Pravin Gordhan faces arrest. * Investors eyeing U.S. jobs data on Friday, withexpectations of an increase in numbers, plumping speculationthat an interest rate hike could follow good numbers. * U.S. personal income and real consumption figures for Julyto be released on Tuesday. * Government bonds yields rise, with the 2026 benchmarkadding 3 basis points to 9.040 percent. (Reporting by Zimasa Mpemnyama; Editing by James Macharia)