Gold investing has evolved dramatically—from hidden stashes beneath mattresses to today’s complex cryptocurrencies. Now, ISA Gold, South Africa’s leading online gold trading platform ...

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine.

South Africa's Gold Fields will acquire Gold Road Resources in a sweetened deal valuing the Australian miner's equity at A$3.7 billion ($2.4 billion), as sky-high bullion prices drive a wave of ...

West Africa is a major gold mining hub, but political instability and illegal mining activities are preventing its full development.

Hating some Englishmen and fearing no man, stubborn, elderly Premier James Barry Munnik Hertzog of the Union of South Africa has battled mightily to keep his dominion on the gold standard. All ...

In January 2025, South Africa’s liquidity position increased, with gold and foreign exchange reserves rising despite a slight Rand depreciation. The boost in gold prices and stable commodity ...

It is the largest source of jobs in rural Africa, save for farming, so a sustained gold boom could mean higher incomes for some very poor people.

Illegal miners live dangerously, but make roaring profits selling gold on the black-market.

South African authorities lifted the bodies of 60 people from an abandoned gold mine, police have said. Hundreds more people could be underground following a monthslong effort to force them out of ...