27 March 2012, Tuesday

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 the day’s news including the acquisition of shares for the Kelly Group and Shoprite. John Fraser also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Nick Holland, CEO of Gold Fields on their operations in Mali and the skills shortage in Africa; Raymond Parsons, Deputy CEO of Business Unity South Africa on labour laws threatening business; Michael Tatalias, CEO of the Southern Africa Tourism Services Association on the impact tolls will have on the tourism sector; Jeff Gable, Head of Macro and Fixed Income Research at ABSA Capital on the slow-down of South Africa’s growth; and Eugene Beneke, CEO of Illiad Africa on their annual results. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, John chaired a thirty-minute discussion on the weekly topic, namely China in Africa with guests Simon Freemantle, Senior Analyst for the African Political Economy Unit at Standard Bank; Thomas Wheeler, Research Associate at the South Africa Institute of International Affairs; and Glenn Ho, Head of the China Desk at KPMG South Africa.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 8: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business News Update

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Segment 2:

Report on the Acquisition of Shares for the Kelly Group and Shoprite

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 3:

Gold Fields Operations in Mali and the Skills Crisis in Africa

Guest:

Nick Holland
CEO
Gold Fields

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Segment 4:

Business Unity South Africa on Labour Laws Affecting Business

Guest:

Raymond Parsons
Deputy CEO
Business Unity South Africa (BUSA)

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Segment 5:

Implications Tolls Will Have on Tourism

Guest:

Michael Tatalias
CEO
Southern Africa Tourism Services Association (SATSA)

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Segment 6:

The Slow-down of South Africa’s Growth

Guest:

Jeff Gable
Head of Macro and Fixed Income Research
ABSA Capital

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Segment 7:

Illiad Africa Annual Results

Guest:

Eugene Beneke
CEO
Illiad Africa

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Segment 8:

China In Africa

Guests (panel discussion):

Glenn Ho
Head of the China Desk
KPMG South Africa

Simon Freemantle
Senior Analyst at the African Political Economy Unit
Standard Bank

Thomas Wheeler
Research Associate
South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

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