2 October 2012, Tuesday

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 negative effects of the truck drivers' strike on fuel supply and petrol stations in general, the Department of Public Works approving a two-year loan for South African Airways, Moody’s downgrade of its outlook for Eskom, Telkom and the City of Johannesburg, and Gill Marcus' perspective on South Africa's stance on Policy. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Mike Keenan, Currency Strategist at Absa Capital on their Quarterly Perspective and commentary on the Rand; Chris de Kock, Executive Head of Sales and Marketing at Wesbank on the latest National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa Vehicle Sales figures; Chris Jacobs, Director at OIM International for his perspective on the causes of the truck drivers' strike; Jeremy Sampson, Executive Chairman at Interbrand Sampson on the 2012 Interbrand Best Global Brands; and Ahmed Mahomed, CEO of Datacentrix on the company's interim financial results. Analyst for the evening, Mohammed Nalla, Strategic Analyst 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 "South Africa's Aviation Industry" with guests Christopher Gilmour, Analyst at Absa Investments; Flippie Vermeulen, CEO of Springbok Classic Air; Athol Franz, Editor of African Pilot Magazine; Jim Wheel, Member of the Association of South African Travel Agents with commentary from Linden Birns, Spokesman for Airbus Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 13: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Absa Capital Quarterly Perspective and Outlook for the Rand

Guest:

Mike Keenan
Currency Strategist
Absa Capital

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Segment 3:

Report on the Effects Felt by Fuel Suppliers During the Truck Drivers' Strike

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 4:

Latest Vehicle Sale Figures from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA)

Guest:

Chris de Kock
Executive Head of Sales and Marketing
Wesbank