23 January 2012, Monday

In this edition of Classic Business at 18h00, John Fraser 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 current business news matters. John also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Mike Haworth, Managing Director of Applied Capital Insights on the trading patterns and sales of Famous Brands; Frans Cronje, Deputy CEO of the South African Institute of Race Relations and Dawie Roodt, Chief Economist of the Efficient Group on the trends of South African employment over the past ten years; Bernard Simon, Correspondent at the Financial Times on the management changes within Research in Motion; and Emilio Pera, Lead Director of Banking and Capital Markets at Ernst & Young on their Banking Confidence Index for the fourth quarter in 2011. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, John chaired a thirty-minute discussion on the weekly topic namely the light at the end of 2030 with guests Nick Booth, CEO of Ceramic Industries; Dawie Roodt, Chief Economist of the Efficient Group; Dennis George, General Secretary of the Federation of Unions of South Africa; Mike Haworth, Managing Director of Applied Capital Insights; and Frans Cronje, Deputy CEO of the South African Institute of Race Relations.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 7: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business News Update

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Segment 2:

Trading Patterns and Sales from Famous Brands

Guest:

Mike Haworth
Managing Director
Applied Capital Insights

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Segment 3:

The Trends of South African Employment Over the Past Ten Years

Guest:

Frans Cronje
Deputy CEO
South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR)

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Segment 4:

The Economic Implications of the South African Employment Trends

Guest:

Dawie Roodt
Chief Economist
Efficient Group

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Segment 5:

The Management Changes within Research in Motion

Guest:

Bernard Simon
Correspondent
Financial Times

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Segment 6:

The Ernst & Young Banking Confidence Index for the Fourth Quarter of 2011

Guest:

Emilio Pera
Lead Director of Banking and Capital Markets
Ernst & Young

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Segment 7:

The Light at the End of 2030

Guests (panel discussion):

Ian Cockerill
Executive Chairman
Petmin

Nick Booth
CEO
Ceramic Industries

Dennis George
General Secretary
Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA)

Dawie Roodt
Chief Economist
Efficient Group

Frans Cronje
Deputy CEO
South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR)

Mike Haworth
Managing Director
Applied Capital Insights

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On Air: 05:30 - 09:30
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23 January 2012, Monday

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