Even though South Africa was a leading producer of gold, for almost 100 years there was a law in the country that made it illegal for any individual to buy or hold any form of bullion. But, this was finally amended last year and individuals can now own bullion. However, as this is never mentioned on the main stream media, many investors in South Africa are still not aware that they can own bullion bars. And, most of the analysts who appear on the local channels have practically no idea of what is going on in the bullion market. As a result individual investors in South Africa are clueless when it comes to investing in silver. But, no matter where you live, silver is going to be one of the best performing assets over the next few years, and therefore it is advisable to accumulate some of the physical metal.