30 August 2012, Thursday

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 Barclays appointing their retail head as the new CEO and China Airbus buying more aircrafts. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Annabel Bishop, Group Economist at the Investec Group on the latest Producer Price Inflation figures; Graham Wackrill, CEO of Metrofile on their annual results; Selwyn Kahanovitz, CEO of the Litha Healthcare Group on their interim results; McLean Sibanda, CEO of the Innovation Hub on their Innovation Summit; and Melanie Brown, Managing Director at Global Credit Ratings on the tragic incident of Marikana affecting South Africa’s credit rating. Analyst for the evening, Andrew Flavell, Portfolio Manager at Consilium Securities 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 Tourism Expert, Paul Bannister; Eddy Khoza, President of the Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa; Caroline Ungersbock, President of the National Accommodation Association; and Michael Tatalias, CEO of the South African Tourism Services Association with commentary from John Ridler, Media and Public Relations Manager at Thompsons Travel Group.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 11: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Producer Price Inflation Figures from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

Guest:

Annabel Bishop
Group Economist
Investec Group

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Segment 3:

Report on Barclays Retail Head Appointed as the New CEO

Reporter:

Lee Kern

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Segment 4:

Report on China Airbus and their New Business Venture

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 5:

Metrofile Annual Results

Guest:

Graham Wackrill
CEO
Metrofile

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Segment 6:

Litha Healthcare Group Interim Results

Guest:

Selwyn Kahanovitz
CEO
Litha Healthcare Group

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Segment 7:

Commentary on the New Barclays CEO, the Weaker Rand and Gordhan’s Call to Act on Corruption

Commentator:

Andrew Flavell
Portfolio Manager
Consilium Securities

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Segment 8:

Innovation Summit Leading Innovation: Africa's Competitive Edge

Guest:

McLean Sibanda
CEO
Innovation Hub

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Segment 9:

Tragic Marikana Incident's Impact on South Africa's Credit Rating

Guest:

Melanie Brown
Managing Director
Global Credit Ratings

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Segment 10:

Commentary on SABMiller Opening a New Brewery in Nigeria, Unrest at South African Mines and the Markets

Commentator:

Andrew Flavell
Portfolio Manager
Consilium Securities

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Segment 11:

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

Guests (panel discussion):

Paul Bannister
Tourism Expert

Eddy Khoza
President
Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa (Fedhasa)

Caroline Ungersbock
President
National Accommodation Association (NAA)

Michael Tatalias
CEO
Southern Africa Tourism Services Association (SATSA)

Commentator:

John Ridler
Media and Public Relations Manager
Thompsons Travel Group

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