By 0645 GMT the rand had slipped 0.54 percent to 15.8050 per dollar, giving up modest overnight gains as offshore sentiment and local fundamentals weighed on the unit.
Bonds also backtracked, with the yield on the benchmark 2026 Government Issue adding 6 basis points to 9.46 percent.
The statistics agency revised down the country's 2015 growth figures on Monday, while President Jacob Zuma said he would appeal a court ruling that corruption charges against him be reinstated, shifting focus back onto to South Africa's creaking fundamentals.
