21 August 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 Lonmin miners slowly returning to work. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Gontse Tsatsi, Financial Services Consultant for Gijima on fraud in financial services; Whitey Basson, CEO of Shoprite Holdings, and Walter Hill, CEO of Eqstra Holdings on the companies' results; Geoff Miller, CEO of TransUnionSA on their third quarter Consumer Credit Index; and Steven Powell, Director of Forensics at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs on changes to local and international anti-corruption laws leaving South African corporates in trouble. Hein Kruger, Managing Director of Kruger International 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 "Fostering the Growth of Entrepreneurship and SMEs" with guests Septi Bukula, Director of the 2012 International Small Business Congress; Anthea Ambursley, Managing Director and Co-founder of Anansi Business Enterprises, and Finalist in the 2012 Sanlam/Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year Competition; Simon Yiga, Managing Director of Afropark; Matsi Modise, Executive Director of the South African Black Entrepreneurs Forum with commentary by Bertie Cloete, CEO of Ububele; and Martin Flavell, Owner of Martin Flavell & Associates.

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:

Fraud in Financial Services

Guest:

Gontse Tsatsi
Financial Services Consultant
Gijima

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Segment 3:

Report on Lonmin Platinum Mine Workers Slowly Returning Back to Work

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 4:

Commentary on the Latest Platinum Prices, the Value of the Rand and the Latest Petrol Price Increase

Commentator:

Hein Kruger
Managing Director
Kruger International

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Segment 5:

Shoprite Holdings Annual Results

Guest:

Whitey Basson
CEO
Shoprite Holdings

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Segment 6:

Eqstra Holdings Annual Results

Guest:

Walter Hill
CEO
Eqstra Holdings

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Segment 7:

Third Quarter TransUnionSA Consumer Credit Index

Guest:

Geoff Miller
CEO
TransUnionSA

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Segment 8:

Changes to Local and International Anti-corruption Laws

Guest:

Steven Powell
Director
Forensics at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (ENS)

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Segment 9:

Commentary on Debt Collectors, and the Troubles at Eskom

Commentator:

Hein Kruger
Managing Director
Kruger International


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Segment 10:

Fostering the Growth of Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Guests (panel discussion):

Septi Bukula
Director
2012 International Small Business Congress (ISBC)

Anthea Ambursley
Managing Director and Co-founder
Anansi Business Enterprises

Simon Yiga
Managing Director
Afropark

Matsi Modise
Executive Director
South African Black Entrepreneurs Forum

Commentators:

Bertie Cloete
CEO
Ububele

Martin Flavell
Owner
Martin Flavell & Associates

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