10 October 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 news of the day including the Finance Minister's optimism about the recovery of the Rand, and Ireland on the verge of securing revenue from oil that could run into billions of Pounds. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Loane Sharp, Labour Market Analyst at Adcorp on their September Employment Index; Neren Rau, CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry on their September Trade Conditions Survey; Leo Kok, Manager for Corporate Communications at Toyota on the global recall of seven million vehicles at Toyota; James Benoit, CEO of AfriAsia on their annual results; and Errol Freeman, Managing Director at Lulaway on the key to South Africa’s skills shortage. Analyst for the evening Chris Gilmour, Analyst at Absa Investments 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 "How Rewarding are Rewards Programmes?" with guests Colin Ramparsadh, Director at Media Mutation; Lorraine Deane, Business Development Manager at Globetom; James Rheeder, Head of Rewards at Absa; and Richard Cramer, Director for Loyalty at the Achievement Awards Group with commentary from Neren Rau, CEO of South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 12: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

September of 2012 Adcorp Employment Index

Guest:

Loane Sharp
Labour Market Analyst
Adcorp

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Segment 3:

Report on the Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's Optimism on the Recovery of the Rand

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 4:

September of 2012 South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) Trade Conditions Survey

Guest:

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

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Segment 5:

Toyota to Recall 7 Million Vehicles Globally

Guest:

Leo Kok
Manager for Corporate Communications
Toyota South Africa

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Segment 6:

Report on Ireland Securing Revenue from Oil

Reporter:

Lee Kern


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Segment 7:

Commentary on the Rand Bouncing Back, Absa Bank Voted Tops for Service and an Update on the Mining Sector and Labour

Commentator:

Chris Gilmour
Analyst
Absa Investments

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Segment 8:

AfriAsia Bank Annual Results 

Guest:

James Benoit
CEO
AfriAsia Bank

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Segment 9:

Vodacom Launches a Commercial High-speed Long-term Evolution (LTE) or 4G Service

Reporter:

Lee Kern

Guest:

Andries Delport
Chief Technology Officer
Vodacom

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Segment 10:

The Key to South Africa’s Skills Shortage

Guest:

Errol Freeman
Managing Director
Lulaway

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Segment 11:

Commentary on the Need for European Markets to Restore Confidence 

Commentator:

Chris Gilmour
Analyst
Absa Investments

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Segment 12:

How Rewarding are Rewards Programmes?

Guests (panel discussion):

Colin Ramparsadh
Director
Media Mutation

Lorraine Deane
Business Development Manager
Globetom

James Rheeder
Head of Rewards
Absa

Richard Cramer
Director for Loyalty
Achievement Awards Group

Commentator:

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

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18:00 - 21:00

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