14 July 2011, Thursday

In this edition of Classic Business at 18h00, Presenter John Fraser broadcasted the business and economic news of the day followed by the latest financial indicators. John also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Jean-Francois Mercier, Chief Economist at Citi South Africa discussed the latest figures from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on mining production; Frans Cronje, Deputy CEO of the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR), Jean-Francois Mercier, Chief Economist at Citi South Africa, and Peter Noke, National Director of the South African Petroleum Retailers Association reported on strife and strikes including the petrol pumps running dry; Niel Pretorius, CEO of DRDGOLD talked about AngloGold Ashanti's offer of assistance; and Kanagaratnam Lambotharan, Chief Technology Officer at MTN SA discussed the launch of a Long-term Evolution (LTE) pilot. In the second half of the programme, John conducted the final in a four-part discussion on Banking the Unbanked: Providing banking services to the poor who currently fall outside the banking world with Gareth Stokes, Online Editor at FA News; Malcolm Segal, Executive Director at Sasfin Capital; Jean-Francois Mercier, Chief Economist at Citi South Africa; and Frans Cronje, Deputy CEO of the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR).

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 6:           FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:                  

Business News Update

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Segment 2:

Latest Figures from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Mining Production

Guest:

Jean-Francois Mercier
Chief Economist
Citi South Africa 

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Segment 3:

Current Strikes

Guests:

Frans Cronje
Deputy CEO
South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR)

Jean-Francois Mercier
Chief Economist
Citi South Africa

Peter Noke
National Director
South African Petroleum Retailers Association

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Segment 4:

AngloGold Ashanti offer of assistance for DRDGOLD

Guest:

Niel Pretorius
CEO
DRDGOLD 

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Segment 5:

Launch of a Long-term Evolution (LTE) pilot for MTN

Guest:

Kanagaratnam Lambotharan
Chief Technology Officer
MTN SA

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Segment 6:

Discussion on Bakning the Unbanked: Providing banking services to the poor who currently fall outside the banking world

Guests (panel discussion):

Gareth Stokes
Online Editor
FA News

Malcolm Segal
Executive Director
Sasfin Capital

Jean-Francois Mercier
Chief Economist
Citi South Africa

Frans Cronje
Deputy CEO
South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR)

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