16 August 2012, Thursday

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 violence at the Lonmin platinum mine affecting production, and the latest banks under investigation into the libor scandal. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Graham Briggs, CEO of Harmony on their quarterly results; Jaco van der Sandt, Director and Johannesburg Head of Insurance at KPMG on regulations affecting the insurance sector; Sim Tshabalala, CEO of Standard Bank South Africa on their interim results; and Byron Nichles, CEO of ARB Holdings on their interim results. Analyst for the evening, Viv Govender, Senior Analyst at Vunani Private Clients 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 "Investing in Skills in South Africa" with guests Liz Burroughs, Senior Manager of Qualifications, Curriculum and Certification at Umalusi; Keith Matthews, General Manager at BT Sub-Saharan Africa; Greg Vercellotti, Executive Director at Dariel Solutions; and Jon Foster-Pedley, Dean at the Henley Business School with commentary from parent and employer Kathleen Sowersby; and Abe Thebyane, Group Executive of Human Resources at Nedbank.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 10: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Report on the Continued Violence at a Lonmin Platinum Mine

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 3:

Harmony Gold Mining Company Quarterly Results

Guest:

Graham Briggs
CEO
Harmony Gold Mining

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Segment 4:

Commentary on the Harmony Gold Mining Company Results, New Opportunity for Eskom and the PetroSA Deal

Commentator:

Viv Govender
Senior Analyst
Vunani Private Clients

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Segment 5:

Standard Bank Interim Results

Guest:

Sim Tshabalala
CEO
Standard Bank South Africa

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Segment 6:

KPMG Insurance Survey 2012: Regulation and Legislation Drive Ongoing Change

Guest:

Jaco van der Sandt
Director and Johannesburg Head of Insurance
KPMG

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Segment 7:

ARB Holdings Interim Results

Guest:

Byron Nichles
CEO
ARB Holdings

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Segment 8:

Report on the Latest Banks to be Investigated in the Libor Scandal

Reporter:

Lee Kern

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Segment 9:

Commentary on the Rand, the Avusa Times Media Agreement and the Libor Banking Scandal

Commentator:

Viv Govender
Senior Analyst
Vunani Private Clients

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Segment 10:

Investing in Skills in South Africa

Guests (panel discussion):

Liz Burroughs
Senior Manager of Qualifications, Curriculum and Certification
Umalusi

Keith Matthews
General Manager
BT Sub-Saharan Africa

Greg Vercellotti
Executive Director
Dariel Solutions

Jon Foster-Pedley
Dean
Henley Business School

Commentators:

Kathleen Sowersby
Parent/Employee

Abe Thebyane
Group Executive of Human Resources
Nedbank

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