Fundamentals driving the gold price higher include geopolitical instability in regions such as the Middle East, and Russia ...

Driven by factors such as strong global gold exchange-traded fund inflows and over-the-counter (OTC) demand, gold’s record-breaking year of 2024 saw the gold price rising by more than 28% in US ...

Africa's development bank is proposing a new 'gold standard' style currency arrangement backed by critical minerals such as ...

In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in illegal gold mining has highlighted the growing dangers of the industry.

Illegal mining in South Africa threatens the economy and worsens inequalities with incidents in Stilfontein and Sabie ...