| | Gold and Apartheid have been inextricably linked for 100 years. Eradicating apartheid will have profound effects on the international gold market and on gold's role in the South African economy. In addition to the difficulties now facing policy-makers in South Africa, public perceptions of gold are changing. In the case of any other metal, a change in perception would not affect market value but gold is different. The factors that change the markets of other metals, such as technical innovations in production methods, discontinued uses, stock levels and industrial activity are not primary feature of the gold market. |
