3 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 most pupils not paying school fees. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Neren Rau, CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry on their latest Business Confidence Index; Wessel Steffens, Head of Sales for Absa Vehicle and Asset Finance on their vehicle sales figures for April; and Marc Wainer, CEO of Redefine Properties on their interim results. Market Analyst for the evening, Rob Towell, Head of New Product Development and 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 the Future of Mining in South Africa with guests Chris Herold, Owner of Umfula Wempilo Consulting and Member of the South African Institute of Civil Engineering; Patrick Craven, National Spokesman for the Congress of South African Trade Unions; Vusi Mabena, Senior Executive for Transformation and Stakeholder Relations at the Chamber of Mines; Hendrik Schmidt, Member of Parliament and Shadow Deputy Minister of Mining for the Democratic Alliance; and Lesiba Seshoka, Spokesman for the National Union of Mineworkers.

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:

Latest South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) Business Confidence Index (BCI)

Guest:

Neren Rau
CEO
South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI)

Commentator:

Rob Towell
Head of New Product Development 
Consilium Securities  

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Segment 3:

Latest National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) Vehicle Sales Figures

Guest:

Wessel Steffens
Head of Sales
Absa Vehicle and Asset Finance

Commentator

Rob Towell
Head of New Product Development
Consilium Securities 

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Segment 4:

Redefine Properties Interim Results 

Guest:

Marc Wainer
CEO
Redefine

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Segment 5:

Report on the Inability of Most Pupils to Pay for School Fees  

Reporter:

Jonathan Adams

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Segment 6:

Commentary on the Vodacom Earnings, Mondi’s First Quarter Profits, Pensions Funds and the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral)   

Commentator:

Rob Towell
Head of New Product Development
Consilium Securities 

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Segment 7:

The Future of South Africa Mining

Guests (panel discussion):

Chris Herold
Owner of Umfula Wempilo Consulting
Member of the South African Institute of Civil Engineering

Patrick Craven
National Spokesman
Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu)

Vusi Mabena
Senior Executive for Transformation and Stakeholder Relations
Chamber of Mines

Hendrik Schmidt
Member of Parliament and Shadow Deputy Minister of Mining
Democratic Alliance (DA)

Lesiba Seshoka
Spokesman
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)

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