8 May 2012, Tuesday

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 Labour Force Survey figures and the European Union's bid to improve their budget. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Howard Dembovsky, National Chairman for Justice Project South Africa on the resignation of the South African National Roads Agency Limited CEO Nazir Alli; Rachel Roberts, Technical Underwriter at CIB Administrators on customised insurance; and Robert Venter, CEO of Altron on their annual results. Market Analyst for the evening, Viv Govender, Senior Analyst at Vunani Private Clients 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 Simon Newton-Smith, Country Manager for South Africa at Virgin Atlantic Airways; Vanessa Sand, CEO of AA Travel Guides; Nic Griffin, CEO of Thorny Bush Collection; Marc Fourie, Marketing Manager for the Medical Tourism Association of South Africa; and Danie Strachan, Partner at Adams & Adams.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 8: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Resignation of the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) CEO Nazir Alli

Guest:

Howard Dembovsky
National Chairman
Justice Project South Africa

Commentator:

Viv Govender
Senior Analyst
Vunani Private Clients

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Segment 3:

The Importance of Customised Insurance

Guest:

Rachel Roberts
Technical Underwriter
CIB Administrators

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Segment 4:

Report on the European Union Aiming to Improve its Budget

Reporter:

Jonathan Adams

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Segment 5:

Report on the Statistics South Africa Quarterly Labour Force Survey

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 6:

Allied Electronics Corporation (Altron) Annual Results

Guest:

Robert Venter
CEO
Allied Electronics Corporation (Altron)

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Segment 7:

Commentary on Fuel Prices, the Massmart Trading Update and KT Agreeing to Buy Telkom

Commentator:

Viv Govender
Senior Analyst
Vunani Private Clients

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Segment 8:

The Tourism Industry in South Africa

Guests (panel discussion):

Simon Newton-Smith
Country Manager for South Africa
Virgin Atlantic Airways

Vanessa Sand
CEO
AA Travel Guides

Nic Griffin
CEO
Thorny Bush Collection

Marc Fourie
Marketing Manager
Medical Tourism Association of South Africa

Danie Strachan
Partner
Adams & Adams

Commentary:

Jorge Maia
Head of Research and Information
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)

Barbara Hamm
Managing Director
Bed And Breakfast Association of South Africa

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