17 August 2011, Wednesday

In this edition of Classic Business at 18h00, John Fraser broadcasted the business and economic news of the day followed by the latest financial indicators, and the Classic Business and News team reported on current business news matters. John also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Izak Petersen, CEO of Dipula Income Fund on the company's listing on the JSE; Sheshi Kaniki, Senior Economist at Momentum on the latest retail sales figures from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA); Chris Gilmour, Analyst at ABSA Investments on SABMiller's bid for Foster's; and Sifiso Dabengwa, President and CEO of MTN on the company's interim results. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, John chaired a thirty-minute discussion on the weekly topic namely Rating the Ratings Agencies with guests Sheshi Kaniki, Senior Economist at Momentum; Konrad Reuss, MD for South Africa and Sub-Sahara Africa at Standard & Poor's; Barbara Roper, Director of Investor Protection at the Consumer Federation of America; and Economist and Consultant Alec Erwin.

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:

Dipula Income Fund Listing on the JSE

Guest:

Izak Petersen
CEO
Dipula Income Fund

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Segment 3:

Latest Retail Sales Figures from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

Guest:

Sheshi Kaniki
Senior Economist
Momentum

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Segment 4:

SABMiller's Bid for Foster's

Guest:

Chris Gilmour
Analyst
ABSA Investments

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Segment 5:

MTN Interim Results

Guest:

Sifiso Dabengwa
President and CEO
MTN

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Segment 6:

Rating the Ratings Agencies

Guests (panel discussion):

Sheshi Kaniki
Senior Economist
Momentum

Konrad Reuss
MD for South Africa and Sub-Sahara Africa
Standard & Poor's

Barbara Roper
Director of Investor Protection
Consumer Federation of America

Alec Erwin
Economist and Consultant

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