31 August 2012, Friday

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 US Federal Reserves hinting at further measures, mining troubles spreading to Gold Fields, and Naspers CEO staying on for a further term. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Robert Maake, Director at the Department of Energy on the latest petrol price hikes; Butana Khoza, CEO of Vunani on their interim results; Sandra Burmeister, CEO of Landelahni Recruitment Group on infrastructure demand in Africa; Margaret Hirsch, COO of Hirsch’s Home Stores on her recent award as South Africa’s Businesswoman of the Year 2012 in the Entrepreneur Category; and David Campbell, CEO of Grant Thornton Johannesburg on fewer constraints South African businesses face. Analyst for the evening, Ian Cruickshanks, Head of Strategic Research at Nedbank Capital provided commentary on various interest points that made the day's headlines.

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:

Latest Petrol Price Increase

Guest:

Robert Maake
Director
Department of Energy in South Africa

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Segment 3:

Report on the United States Federal Reserves Hinting at Further Measures

Reporter:

Lee Kern

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Segment 4:

Vunani Interim Results

Guest:

Butana Khoza
Managing Director
Vunani

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Segment 5:

Report on Mining Revolt Spreading to Gold Fields

Reporter:

Jonathan Adams

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Segment 6:

Commentary on Mining Troubles at Gold Fields and the Petrol Price Increase

Commentator:

Ian Cruickshanks
Head of Treasury Strategic Research
Nedbank Capital

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Segment 7:

Infrastructure Demand Across Africa

Guest:

Sandra Burmeister
CEO
Landelahni Recruitment Group

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Segment 8:

South Africa’s Businesswoman of the Year 2012 in the Entrepreneur Category

Guest:

Margaret Hirsch
COO
Hirsch’s Home Stores

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Segment 9:

South African Businesses Face Fewer Constraints than their BRIC Counterparts

Guest:

David Campbell
CEO
Grant Thornton Johannesburg

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Segment 10:

Commentary on the United States Federal Reserves Hinting at Further Measures

Commentator:

Ian Cruickshanks
Head of Treasury Strategic Research
Nedbank Capital

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