2 February 2012, Thursday

In this edition of Classic Business at 18h00, John Fraser broadcast the business and economic news of the day followed by up-to-date financial indicators, and the Classic Business and News teams reported on current business news matters including an update on the Xstrata/Glencor merger and Facebook. John also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Tshepo Modiba, Portfolio Manager at Cannon Asset Managers on the Xstrata/Glencor merger; Jeff Osborne, CEO of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation on the latest National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa vehicle sales figures; Jeremy Sampson, Executive Chairman of Interbrand Sampson on the Woolworths brand and soft drink saga; Tshepo Modiba, Portfolio Manager of Cannon Asset Managers for an update on Sasol's trading performance; Matthew Sharratt, Economist of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch on their briefing entitled "The Macro Year Ahead". In the second half of the programme at 18h30, John chaired a thirty-minute discussion on the weekly topic namely the shrinking wallet of the Gauteng consumer with guests Billy Joubert, Tax Director at Deloitte; Patrick Craven, Spokesman for COSATU; Jeremy Sampson, Executive Chairman of Interbrand Sampson; Kallie Kriel, CEO of AfriForum; Jeff Osborne, CEO of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation; Vuyisa Qabaka, Spokesman for the Taxpayers Movement of South Africa; and Gavin Lewis, the Democratic Alliance Spokesman on Economic Development for Gauteng.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 9: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business News Update

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Segment 2:

Report on the Xstrata/Glencor Merger

Reporter: 

Lee Kern

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Segment 3:

Comment on the Xstrata/Glencor Merger

Guest:

Tshepo Modiba
Portfolio Manager
Cannon Asset Managers 

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Segment 4:

Report on Facebook IPO

Reporter:

Jonathan Adams

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Segment 5:

Latest National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) Vehicle Sales Figures

Guest:

Jeff Osborne
CEO
Retail Motor Industry (RMI) Organisation 

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Segment 6:

Woolworths Brand and Soft Drink Saga

Guest:

Jeremy Sampson
Executive Chairman
Interbrand Sampson

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Segment 7:

Sasol's Trading Performance

Guest:

Tshepo Modiba
Portfolio Manager
Cannon Asset Managers

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Segment 8:

Briefing: Macro Year Ahead

Guest:

Matthew Sharratt
Economist
Bank of America Merrill Lynch

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Segment 9:

The Shrinking Wallet of the Gauteng Consumer

Guests (panel discussion):

Billy Joubert
Tax Director
Deloitte

Patrick Craven
Spokesman
COSATU

Jeremy Sampson
Executive Chairman
Interbrand Sampson

Kallie Kriel
CEO
AfriForum

Jeff Osborne
CEO
Retail Motor Industry (RMI) Organisation

Vuyisa Qabaka
Spokesman
Taxpayers Movement of South Africa

Gavin Lewis
Gauteng Spokesman on Economic Development
Democratic Alliance (DA)

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