11 January 2012, Wednesday

In this edition of Classic Business at 18h00, John Fraser 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 current business news matters including the withdrawal of Malaysia Airways from South Africa. John also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Nicky Newton-King, CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on her new role as the CEO; Mervyn King, Chairman of the King Committee on looking forward to the 2012 challenges for Business; Frans Cronje, Deputy CEO of the South African Institute of Race Relations on the challenge of education in South Africa; and Gerbrand Smit, Fund Manager at NeFG Fund Management on the cash offer to African Iron. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, John chaired a thirty-minute discussion on the weekly topic namely "Which economic indicators should we obsess about as South Africans?" with guests Patrick Craven, National Spokesman for the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu); Konrad Reuss, Managing Director for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa at Standard & Poor's; Frans Cronje, Deputy CEO of the South African Institute of Race Relations; and Mervyn King, Chairman of the King Committee.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 7: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business News Update

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Segment 2:

Report on the Withdrawal of Malaysia Airways from South Africa

Reporter:

Lee Kern

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Segment 3:

Looking Forward to the Challenges for Business in 2012

Guest:

Mervyn King
Chairman
King Committee

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Segment 4:

Exxaro Cash Offer to African Iron Limited Shareholders and Listed Option Holders

Guest:

Gerbrand Smit
Fund Manager
NeFG Fund Management

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Segment 5:

The Challenges of Education in South Africa

Guest:

Frans Cronje
Deputy CEO
South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR)

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Segment 6:

New Role as the CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)

Guest:

Nicky Newton-King
CEO
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)

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Segment 7:

Which economic indicators should we obsess about as South Africans?

Guests (panel discussion):

Konrad Reuss
Managing Director for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
Standard & Poor’s

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

Frans Cronje
Deputy CEO
South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR)

Mervyn King
Chairman
King Committee

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11 January 2012, Wednesday

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