10 May 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 day’s news including the growing beer market in Africa. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news including Nku Nyembezi- Heita, CEO of ArcelorMittal South Africa and Ralph Boëttger, CEO of SAPPI on their respective company’s quarterly results; and Loane Sharp, Labour Market Analyst at Adcorp on their latest Employment Index. Market Analyst for the evening Gerbrand Smit, Fund Manager at NeFG Fund Management 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 the Tourism Industry in South Africa with guests John Ridler, Media and Public Relations Manager at Thompsons Holidays; Eddy Khoza, Acting CEO of the Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa; Kate Nathan, Manager at Now Media; and Aki Kalliatakis, Managing Partner at Leadership Launchpad; with commentary from Ousmane Ndiaye, Regional Director for Africa at the United Nations World Tourism Organisation; Tony Rubin, Managing Director at Maropeng; Alan Winde, Western Cape Minister for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism; and Salifou Siddo, CEO of Tourism Enterprise Partnership.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 8: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

Commentator:

Gerbrand Smit
Fund Manager
NeFG Fund Management

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Segment 2:

ArcelorMittal South Africa Quarterly Results

Guest:

Nku Nyembezi
CEO
ArcelorMittal South Africa

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Segment 3:

SAPPI Quarterly Results

Guest:

Ralph Boëttger
CEO
SAPPI

Commentator:

Gerbrand Smit
Fund Manager
NeFG Fund Management

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Segment 4:

Commentary on Quarterly Results of ArcelorMittal, SAPPI and AngloGold Ashanti

Commentator:

Gerbrand Smit
Fund Manager
NeFG Fund Management

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Segment 5:

Latest Adcorp Employment Index

Guest:

Loane Sharp
Labour Analyst
Adcorp

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Segment 6:

Report on the Growing Beer Market in Africa

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 7:

Commentary on Walmart Focusing on Existing Africa Operations, and Manufacturing and Mining Output

Commentator:

Gerbrand Smit
Fund Manager
NeFG Fund Management

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Segment 8:

The Tourism Industry in South Africa

Guests (panel discussion):

John Ridler
Media and Public Relations Manager
Thompsons Holidays

Eddy Khoza
Acting CEO
Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa

Kate Nathan
Manager
Now Media

Aki Kalliatakis
Managing Partner
Leadership Launchpad

Commentary:

Ousmane Ndiaye
Regional Director for Africa
United Nations World Tourism Organisation

Tony Rubin
Managing Director
Maropeng

Alan Winde
Western Cape Minister for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism

Salifou Siddo
CEO
Tourism Enterprise Partnership

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