28 August 2012, Tuesday

In this edition of Classic Business at 18h00, Glenn Lewington 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 the news of the day including the jailed Lonmin miners and the South African Government refuting the date of payment of a bailout to Swaziland. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Dennis Dykes, Chief Economist at the Nedbank Group on the latest Growth Domestic Product figures; Niel Pretorius, CEO of DRDGOLD, Alan Keet, CEO of Grand Parade Investments, and Eugene Beneke, CEO of Iliad Africa on the companies' financial results; and Sandra Burmeister, CEO of the Landelahni Recruitment Group on developing skills to meet infrastructure demand. Analyst for the evening Charl Bester, Wealth Manager at Kruger International provided commentary on various interest points that made the day's headlines. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Is South Africa attracting its share of tourist arrivals?" with guests Colin Bell, Founder of Great Plains; Wayne Duvenage, Chairman of the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance; Anthea Ambursley, Managing Director of Anansi Business Enterprises; Thulani Nzima, CEO of SA Tourism; and Dr Salifou Siddo, CEO of Tourism Enterprise Partnership with commentary by Solomon Makgale, Group Communications Manager of the Airports Company South Africa.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 9: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Figures from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

Guest:

Dennis Dykes
Chief Economist
Nedbank Group

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Segment 3:

DRDGOLD Financial Results

Guest:

Niel Pretorius
CEO
DRDGOLD

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Segment 4:

Report on the Government Refuting Swazi Bailout Date Claims  

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 5:

Grand Parade Investments Results

Guest:

Alan Keet
CEO
Grand Parade Investments

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Segment 6:

Commentary on DRDGOLD, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange All Share Index, Bribery, Lonmin and the ANC Youth League

Commentator:

Charl Bester
Wealth Manager
Kruger International

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Segment 7:

Developing Skills to Meet Infrastructure Demand

Guest:

Sandra Burmeister
CEO
Landelahni Recruitment Group

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Segment 8:

Iliad Africa Financial Results

Guest:

Eugene Beneke
CEO
Iliad Africa

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Segment 9:

South African Tourism Industry: Is South Africa Getting its Fair Share of Tourist Arrivals?

Guests (panel discussion):

Colin Bell
Founder
Great Plains

Wayne Duvenage
Chairman
Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA)

Anthea Ambursley
Managing Director
Anansi Business Enterprises

Thulani Nzima
CEO
SA Tourism

Dr Salifou Siddo
CEO
Tourism Enterprise Partnership (TEP)

Commentator:

Solomon Makgale
Group Communications Manager
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)

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