9 May 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 SouthWest Energy of Ethiopia’s search for oil and Engen buying crude from Saudi Arabia. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news including: Dominik Heil, Managing Director of the Reputation Institute of South Africa on their reputation survey; Wayne Hook, CEO of the Spar Group and Graham Briggs, CEO of Harmony on their financial results; and Cas Coovadia, Managing Director of the Banking Association of South Africa on infrastructure projects and free trade zones driving Africa’s high growth rates. Market Analyst for the evening Mia Kruger, Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Kruger International 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 Laura Vercueil, Public Relations and Communication Manager at the Johannesburg Tourism Company; Martin Wiest, CEO of Tourvest Destination Management; Charlene Smith, Journalist and Smartphone Application Developer for South Africa Travel: The Rainbow Nation; and Stuart Farrow, Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister of Tourism at the Democratic Alliance; with commentary from Mark Jakins, Chief Marketing and Customer Officer at Peermont.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 8: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

Commentator:

Mia Kruger
Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager
Kruger International

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Segment 2:

World Economic Forum Africa Growth 2012, Addis Ababa

Guest:

Cas Coovadia
Managing Director
Banking Association of SA

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Segment 3:

Report on the Search for Oil in Ethiopia

Reporter:

Jonathan Adams

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Segment 4:

Harmony Gold Financial Results

Guest:

Graham Briggs
CEO
Harmony

Commentator:

Mia Kruger
Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager
Kruger International

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Segment 5:

Spar Group Financial Results

Guest:

Wayne Hook
CEO 
Spar Group 

Commentator:

Mia Kruger
Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager
Kruger International

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Segment 6:

Reputation Institute of South Africa Rep Trak Survey 2012

Guest: 

Dominik Heil
Managing Director
Reputation Institute of South Africa

Commentator:

Mia Kruger
Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager
Kruger International

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Segment 7:

Commentary on Engen Buying Crude Oil from Saudi Arabia, and the Reputations of Woolworths and Spar

Commentator:

Mia Kruger
Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager
Kruger International

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Segment 8:

The Tourism Industry in South Africa

Guests (panel discussion):

Laura Vercueil
Public Relations and Communication Manager
Johannesburg Tourism Company

Martin Wiest
CEO
Tourvest Destination Management

Charlene Smith
Journalist and Smartphone Application Developer
South Africa Travel: The Rainbow Nation

Stuart Farrow
Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister of Tourism
Democratic Alliance (DA)

Commentary:

Mark Jakins
Chief Marketing and Customer Officer
Peermont

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