1 Augusts 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 South African National Agency Limited's financial standing. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Mike Brown, CEO of the Nedbank Group on their financial results; Andre Coetzee, Managing Director of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply on the Kagiso Purchasing Managers Index for July of 2012; John Loos, Property Strategist at FNB Home Loans on their House Price Index for July of 2012; Sipho Nkosi, CEO of EXXARO Resources on their financial results; and Ernst Janovsky, Head of Agribusiness at Absa on the rise in agricultural commodity prices posing a threat to food security. Analyst for the evening, Nerina Visser, Head of Beta Solutions at Nedbank Capital 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 "Medical Cover in South Africa" with guests Lynn Hart, National Sales Manager at Equity Medical Technologies; Milton Streak, Executive Principal Officer at Discovery Health Medical Scheme; Val Beaumont, Executive Director of Innovative Medicines SA; Dr Henno Welgemoed, Director at Equity Medical Technologies; and Dr Humphrey Zokufa, Managing Director of the Board of Healthcare Funders with commentary by Mark Arnold, Principal Officer at Resolution Health; and Dr Yushavia Govender, dentist.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 9: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Report on the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) in Financial Trouble  

Reporter:

Ayanda Melansi

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Segment 3:

Nedbank Group Interim Results 

Guest:

Mike Brown
CEO
Nedbank Group

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Segment 4:

Kagiso Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for July of 2012

Guest:

Andre Coetzee
Managing Director
Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)

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Segment 5:

First National Bank (FNB) House Price Index (HPI) for July of 2012

Guest:

John Loos
Property Strategist
FNB Home Loans

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Segment 6:

Commentary on the First National Bank (FNB) House Price Index and the Kagiso Purchasing Managers Index 

Commentator:

Nerina Visser
Head of Beta Solutions
Nedbank Capital

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Segment 7:

EXXARO Resources Interim Financial Results 

Guest:

Sipho Nkosi
CEO
EXXARO Resources

Commentator:

Nerina Visser
Head of Beta Solutions
Nedbank Capital

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Segment 8:

Rise in Agricultural Commodity Prices Poses a Threat to Food Security

Guest:

Ernst Janovsky
Head of Agribusiness
Absa

Commentator:

Nerina Visser
Head of Beta Solutions
Nedbank Capital

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Segment 9:

Medical Cover in South Africa

Guests (panel discussion):

Lynn Hart
National Sales Manager
Equity Medical Technologies

Milton Streak
Executive Principal Officer
Discovery Health Medical Scheme

Val Beaumont
Executive Director
Innovative Medicines SA

Dr Henno Welgemoed
Director
Equity Medical Technologies

Dr Humphrey Zokufa
Managing Director
Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF)

Commentators:

Mark Arnold
Principal Officer
Resolution Health

Dr Yushavia Govender
Dentist

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