SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD HOLDINGS RISE IN MARCH South African gold holdings rose 172.56 mln rand to 4.17 billion rand in March after rising 39 mln rand to 4.0 billion rand in February, Reserve Bank figures show. In volume terms gold holdings rose to 5.51 mln ounces in March from 5.26 mln ounces in February, valued at 757.24 rand an ounce for March versus 754.59 rand an ounce for February. Total gold and foreign assets rose to 6.30 billion rand from 6.22 billion, of which the gold content increased to 66.22 pct from 64.3 pct. Foreign bills remained at zero in March while investments fell slightly to 105.69 mln rand from February's 106.56 mln rand and other assets to 2.02 billion rand from 2.11 billion, the figures showed. Total liabilities fell to 12.21 billion rand in March after rising to 13.62 billion in February.