22 August 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 news of the day. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Blacky Komani, CEO of 1time Holdings on the company undergoing business rescue; Lullu Krugel, Senior Economist at KPMG on the latest Consumer Price Index Figures from Statistics South Africa; and Grant Pattison, CEO of Massmart Holdings, Hubert Brody, CEO of Imperial Holdings, Jan Scannell, Managing Director of Distell, and Alan Olivier, CEO of Grindrod on their companies' latest financial results. Analyst for the evening Charl Bester, Wealth Manager at 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 Dr Taddy Blacher, CEO of the Community and Individual Development Association; Dr Thami Mazwai, Director of the Centre for Small Business Development at the University of Johannesburg; Mongezi Mtati, Entrepreneur, and Founder and Managing Director of WordStart; and Gianmarco Lorenzi, Managing Director of Cleardata Solutions, and Finalist in the 2012 Sanlam/Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year Competition.

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:

Current Challenges Facing 1time Airline

Guest:

Blacky Komani
CEO
1time Holdings

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Segment 3:

Massmart Holdings Interim Results 

Guest:

Grant Pattison
CEO
Massmart Holdings

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Segment 4:

Latest Consumer Price Inflation Figures from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

Guest:

Lullu Krugel
Senior Economist
KPMG


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Segment 5:

Commentary on Unrest Spreading in South Africa’s Mining Sector, Troubles at Lonmin and the Platinum Price  

Commentator:

Charl Bester
Wealth Manager
Kruger International

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Segment 6:

Imperial Holdings Interim Results  

Guest:

Hubert Brody
CEO
Imperial Holdings

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Segment 7:

Distell Annual Results  

Guest:

Jan Scannell
Managing Director
Distell

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Segment 8:

Grindrod Interim Results  

Guest:

Alan Olivier
CEO
Grindrod

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Segment 9:

Commentary on Joblessness in South Africa and July 2012 Consumer Price Index Figures Presented by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)    

Commentator:

Charl Bester
Wealth Manager
Kruger International

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Segment 10:

Fostering the Growth of Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Guests (panel discussion):

Dr Taddy Blacher
CEO
Community and Individual Development Association

Dr Thami Mazwai
Director of the Centre for Small Business Development (CSBD)
University of Johannesburg

Mongezi Mtati
Entrepreneur, Founder and Managing Director 
WordStart

Gianmarco Lorenzi
Managing Director
Cleardata Solutions

Commentator:

Lyell van Rensburg
Owner
Rietvlei Rose

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