Bitcoin nears record high as Trump’s gold tariffs bite
Bitcoin is once again within striking distance of its all-time high, driven by a surge of buying as US president Donald Trump’s tariffs on physical gold push investors toward the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, says the policy shift...
WiFi 7 to drive enterprise WLAN growth in 2025
Excess inventory in the channel has been cleared, and WLAN revenue is expected to grow 12% in 2025, according to Dell’Oro Group, which adds that WiFi 7 shipments will shoot up this year – representing more than a third of Indoor AP revenues. “We expect that in 2028,...
Pepfar funding freeze could lead to 601 000 HIV-related deaths in SA
Recent research co-authored by Professor Linda-Gail Bekker from the University of Cape Town (UCT) showed that withdrawing the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) support in South Africa without effectively transitioning to supported services will...
WiFi 6E, WiFi 7 standards drive enterprise WLAN growth
The enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market grew 3,2% in the fourth quarter of 2024 (4Q24) compared to 4Q23 to reach $2,6-billion. For the full year, in 2024, the enterprise WLAN market declined 12,7% year-over-year (YoY), finishing at...
Data centre demand drove double-digit switch sales in Q4
The worldwide Ethernet switch market recorded $12-billion in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2024 (4Q24), a 13,3% year-over-year (YoY) increase. For the full year 2024, however, the market declined 5,4%, finishing at $41,8-billion. The total worldwide enterprise and...
Gold could hit fresh all-time highs
Gold’s seemingly unstoppable surge is likely to push prices to fresh all-time highs, with deVere Group now forecasting the metal to hit $3 300 per troy ounce before the end of the second quarter of 2025. The bullish projection follows an extraordinary rally that saw...
Property set for improved sales
A survey of first quarter property sales activity shows that brokers expect a further rise in business confidence, along with improved sales activity across all three major commercial property classes. Interest rate cuts appear to be the main demand stimulus, writes...
Stranded astronauts set to splash down
The two NASA astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) are on their way home, expected to splash down around 22h45 tonight (South African time). The SpaceX Crew-9 will return to Earth following an approximately 15-hour journey in the Dragon...
Businesses under pressure as GenAI shakes up the job market
The rise of generative AI (GenAI) is shaking up workplaces around the world, and South Africa is no exception. As businesses adapt to new ways of working, job seekers are rethinking their careers, upskilling and negotiating better opportunities. A Pnet white paper,...
Manufacturing signals mixed sentiments
After reaching its highest level in over two years during the fourth quarter of 2024, the latest Absa Manufacturing Survey saw a slight dip in confidence in the first quarter. While the start of 2025 brought renewed optimism, confidence fell by 2 points to 34 as an...
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