11 July 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 the public sector wage negotiations breakdown, Gauteng’s municipalities being owed more than 26 million Rand, and new austerity announced for Spain. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Neren Rau, CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry on their latest Business Confidence Index; Brian Dames, CEO of Eskom on South Africa’s largest energy efficiency movement, 49M; Karen Egger, Senior Programme Manager for the Private Sector at Transparency International on the world’s biggest companies needing to be more transparent; Chris van Rensburg, CEO of Kudough Credit Solutions on a new financial credit tool; Andre Froneman, Product Specialist at Altrisk on Key Man Cover; Keith Dougdale, Global Entrepreneur and Author on the next generation sales and relationship management; and Kokkie Kooyman, Fund Manager at Sanlam Investment Management Global on his award. Analyst for the evening, Deryck Janse van Rensburg, Stockbroker and Portfolio Manager at BoE Stockbrokers 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 "Business Growth in Africa: Is South Africa falling behind?" with guests Pete da Silva, CEO of Jasco; Craig Terblanche, Managing Director at CXO Advisor; Sean Buchanan, Director of Projects at EcoMetrix; Lynette Chen, CEO of the Nepad Business Foundation; Geoffrey Qhena, CEO of the Industrial Development Corporation with commentary from Peter Draper, Senior Research Fellow at the South African Institute of International Affairs.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 14: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) June of 2012 Business Confidence Index

Guest:

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

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Segment 3:

Report on the Public Sector Wage Negotiations Breaking Down

Reporter:

Kgomotso Mathe

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Segment 4:

Report on the Gauteng Municipal Debt Levels

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 5:

Commentary on Xstrata’s Date Set for Glencore Vote, Sanyati to be Liquidated and Commodities

Commentator:

Deryck Janse van Rensburg
Stockbroker and Portfolio Manager
BoE Stockbrokers

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Segment 6:

South Africa's Largest Energy Efficiency Movement, 49M

Guest:

Brian Dames
CEO
Eskom

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Segment 7:

Transparency International Survey on the Transparency of the World’s Biggest Companies

Guest:

Karen Egger
Senior Programme Manager for the Private Sector
Transparency International

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Segment 8:

Report on Spain’s Austerity Plans

Reporter:

Lee Kern

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Segment 9:

A New Financial Credit Tool

Guest:

Chris van Rensburg
CEO
Kudough Credit Solutions

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Segment 10:

Key Man Cover

Guest:

Andre Froneman
Product Specialist
Altrisk

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Segment 11:

Next Generation Sales and Relationship Management

Guest:

Keith Dougdale
Global Entrepreneur and Author

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Segment 12:

Sanlam Investment Management Global Fund Manager of the Year

Guest:

Kokkie Kooyman
Fund Manager
Sanlam Investment Management Global

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Segment 13:

Commentary on Independent Newspapers Possibly Being on Sale, Goldfields and Mondi

Commentator:

Deryck Janse van Rensburg
Stockbroker and Portfolio Manager
BoE Stockbrokers

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Segment 14:

Business Growth in Africa: Is South Africa Falling Behind?

Guests (panel discussion):

Pete da Silva
CEO
Jasco

Craig Terblanche
Managing Director
CXO Advisor

Sean Buchanan
Director of Projects
EcoMetrix

Lynette Chen
CEO
Nepad Business Foundation (NBF)

Geoffrey Qhena
CEO
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)

Commentary:

Peter Draper
Senior Research Fellow
South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

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On Air: 21:00 - 23:55
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