Gold price
Harmony Gold expects to return to pre-COVID production levels by end August
It said while many of its around 5,500 migrant workers who returned to their home countries during lockdown had started coming back, the company would only...
The precious metal hit the symbolically important benchmark near 1615 GMT before retreating somewhat then crossing the line again about 30 minutes later.
With the cornavirus showing no sign of letting up, traders have been flocking to gold, which is seen as a safe bet in times of crisis and uncertainty.
The pound and stocks also slid on fears of a "hard" Brexit.
Britain’s Barclays has been fined over attempted manipulation of the London gold price fix.
AngloGold Ashanti surged back to profit in the third quarter due to lower costs and higher production.
CEO Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan says the company is responding to second quarter losses and lower gold prices.
Analysts say further gains in global stock markets this year will be a signpost of more losses for gold.
EWN's Africa Correspondent, Jean-Jacques Cornish, reports on the day's top African news
The gold price has increased by over 30 dollars overnight.