At times of economic and political turmoil, investors buy gold since it is considered a safe investment.
And during the current recession, gold has lived up to its reputation. Its price peaked at more than a thousand dollars an ounce.
But for those at the bottom of the gold industry ladder, there is little reward.
Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."