>Introduction of the Angolan kwanza into the SADC-RTGS system

This document is a South African Reserve Bank (SARB) publication announcing the formal introduction of the Angolan kwanza as a settlement currency in the SADC real-time gross settlement (SADC-RTGS) system. It states that Lesetja Kganyago (SARB Governor and Chairperson of the SADC Committee of Central Bank Governors) and Manuel Tiago Dias (Banco Nacional de Angola Governor) announced the change on 27 July 2026. The document explains that the kwanza is the second settlement currency in the SADC-RTGS system (after the South African rand), supports regional payments modernisation and SADC trade/financial integration, and is intended to reduce foreign exchange conversion needs and transaction costs. It also notes that there are currently 15 participating countries and that additional regional currencies (e.g., the Botswana pula) are intended to be onboarded later.