Details on the commitments South Africa has made to support the loan will be revealed later in the week.
There have been mixed reactions to the country's IMF request, with some warning against the suffocating grip of accompanying conditions on the country. Last month, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced in his supplementary budget speech that South Africa approached the IMF for emergency funding.
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