28 March 2012, Wednesday

In this edition of Classic Business at 18h00, John Fraser 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 an update on the BRICS Summit. John Fraser also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Konrad Ruess, Managing Director for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa at Standard & Poor’s, and Christopher Gilmour, Analyst at ABSA Investments on Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the country’s outlook to negative from stable; Andy Baker, Regional President for Africa at G4S on security in Africa; and Riaan Stassen, CEO of Capitec Bank on their annual results. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, John chaired a thirty-minute discussion on the weekly topic, namely China in Africa with guests Mike Solomon, Former CEO of Wesizwe Platinum; Matthew McDonald, Research Analyst at The Centre for Chinese Studies; Konrad Ruess, Managing Director for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa at Standard & Poor’s; and Andy Baker, Regional President for Africa at G4S.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 5: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business News Update

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Segment 2:

Standard & Poor’s Downgrade of the Country’s Outlook to Negative from Stable

Reporter:

Lee Kern

Guests:

Konrad Reuss
Managing Director for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
Standard & Poor’s

Christopher Gilmour
Analyst
ABSA Investments

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Segment 3:

Security Within Africa

Guest:

Andy Baker
Regional President for Africa
G4S

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Segment 4:

Capitec Bank Annual Results

Guest:

Riaan Stassen
CEO
Capitec Bank

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Segment 5:

China In Africa

Guests (panel discussion):

Konrad Reuss
Managing Director for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
Standard & Poor’s

Mike Solomon
Former CEO
Wesizwe Platinum

Matthew McDonald
Research Analyst
The Centre for Chinese studies

Andy Baker
Regional President for Africa
G4S

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