Live rand gold · timestamped 27 Jul 2026, 11:23 SAST
The price of gold in South Africa,
▲ 0.34% · R231/oz today
Fine 24ct gold is R2 200,40 per gram right now. Nine-carat, the karat most South African jewellery is made in, works out to R825,97 a gram; 18ct is R1 651,95. Every figure is the metal value, worked from each karat's legal purity and the live spot feed.
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Every karat, priced from the spot feed
Purity is physical fact. A gram of 9ct gold contains 0.375g of pure gold; a gram of 18ct contains 0.75g. Multiply the fine price by that fraction and you have the metal value, gram for gram, across every weight.
- Per gram, fine
- R2 200,40
- Per troy ounce
- R68 440
- Per kilogram, fine
- R2 200 397
- Day change
- +0.34%
This is the value of the gold itself, not what a buyer hands you. A buyer pays a percentage of it, and that percentage is the whole game. See what SA buyers actually pay and the methodology.
Source goldapi.io (XAU/ZAR spot) · live · 27 Jul 2026, 11:23 SAST
| Karat | Purity | Per gram | Per ounce |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3759ct | 37.5% | R825,97 | R25 691 |
| 58514ct | 58.5% | R1 288,52 | R40 077 |
| 75018ct | 75.0% | R1 651,95 | R51 381 |
| 91622ct | 91.67% | R2 019,05 | R62 799 |
| 99924ct | 99.9% | R2 200,40 | R68 440 |
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Gold price in South Africa, answered
- What is the gold price per gram in South Africa today?
- Fine 24ct gold is R2 200,40 per gram as of 27 Jul 2026, 11:23 SAST. Nine-carat, the karat most SA jewellery is made in, is R825,97 per gram; 18ct is R1 651,95. The board updates from the spot feed and is timestamped.
- How is the per-karat price worked out?
- Each karat is its legal gold purity times the price of pure gold: 9ct is 37.5% gold, 14ct 58.5%, 18ct 75%, 22ct 91.67%, 24ct 99.9%. So 9ct gold is worth 37.5% of pure gold, gram for gram. This is the metal value, before any buyer takes a margin.
- Is this what a gold buyer will pay me?
- No. This is the value of the gold itself. A buyer pays a percentage of it, and that percentage is where the money is won or lost. What SA buyers actually pay is set out on the what-buyers-pay page, typically 70 to 90 percent of melt for scrap.
- What does gold cost per ounce in rand?
- One troy ounce of fine gold is R68 440 at the timestamp above. A troy ounce is 31.103 grams, heavier than the everyday 28.35g ounce, which is why per-ounce figures look large next to per-gram ones.