18 April 2012, Wednesday

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 increase in online shopping in South Africa; Absa’s latest House Price Index; the Johannesburg Stock Exchange experiencing technical difficulties; Passenger Rail South Africa’s new rolling stock; and the Home Affairs Minister’s bilateral discussion with her Italian counterpart. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Gina Schoeman, Senior Economist of Macro Research at Absa Capital on Statistics South Africa’s March Consumer Price Index and February’s Retail Sales Figures; and Richard van Rensburg, Deputy CEO of Pick n Pay on their full year results. Market Analyst for the evening, Simon Brown, CEO of JustOneLap.com discussed the following points: Statistics South Africa’s March Consumer Price Index and February’s Retail Sales Figures; Pick n Pay’s full year results; the Johannesburg Stock Exchange opening an hour late; and the Home Affairs Minister’s bilateral discussion with her Italian counterpart. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely South Africa’s preparation for the Olympics with guests Fabian Gregory, Assistant Coach for the Women’s South African Hockey Team; Ian Smith, CEO of Tennis South Africa; Paul Hart, Olympic Qualifier in the three-day equestrian event; Winston Rabotapi, Shadow Minister for Sports and Recreation from the Democratic Alliance; and Dr Selwin Moskowits, Vice President of Archery South Africa; with commentary from Olympic Gold Medal Winner, Ryk Neethling.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 7: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

The Latest Retail Sales and Consumer Price Index (CPI) Figures from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

Guest:

Gina Schoeman
Senior Economist of Macro Research
Absa Capital

Commentator:

Simon Brown
CEO
JustOneLap.com

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Segment 3:

Online Shopping Increasing in South Africa

Reporter:

Kgomotso Mathe

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Segment 4:

Absa's Latest House Price Index

Reporter:

Jonathan Adams 

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Segment 5:

Pick n Pay Full Year Results

Guest:

Richard van Rensburg
Deputy CEO
Pick n Pay

Commentator:

Simon Brown
CEO
JustOneLap.com 

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Segment 6:

Company News and Data Released

Commentator:

Simon Brown
CEO
JustOneLap.com 

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Segment 7:

South Africa’s Preparation for the Olympics

Guests (panel discussion):

Fabian Gregory
Assistant Coach
Women’s South African Hockey Team

Ian Smith
CEO
Tennis South Africa

Paul Hart
Olympic Qualifier for the Three-day Equestrian Event

Winston Rabotapi
Shadow Minister for Sports and Recreation
Democratic Alliance (DA)

Dr Selwin Moskowits
Vice President
Archery South Africa

Commentary:

           Ryk Neethling
           Olympic Gold Medal Winner

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