5 December 2011, 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 including the latest data from the COP17 conference, and the hold of plans to open up the Indian retail market to global supermarket chains. John also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: John Cairns, Currency Strategist at Rand Merchant Bank on the volatility of the Rand; Erik Venter, CEO of Comair on their trading statement; Pierre van Tonder, Managing Director of the Spur Corporation Limited on their acquisition of DoRego's; Francois du Plessis, Director at Vega Capital on the Comair trading statement and Spur's acquisition of DoRego's; and Nick Holland, CEO of Gold Fields on their investor day. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, John chaired a thirty-minute discussion on the weekly topic namely The Death of the Euro with guests John Cairns, Currency Strategist at Rand Merchant Bank; Jean-Francois Mercier, Chief Economist of Citi South Africa; Chris Hart, Chief Economist of Investment Solutions; and Francois du Plessis, Director at Vega Capital.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 10: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business News Update

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Segment 2:

Report on the Latest Data from the COP17 Conference

Reporter:

Lee Kern

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Segment 3:

Report on the Hold of Plans to Open the Indian Retail Market to Global Supermarket Chains

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 4:

The Volatility of the Rand

Guest:

John Cairns
Currency Strategist
Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)   

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Segment 5:

Comair Trading Statement

Guest:

Erik Venter
CEO
Comair

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Segment 6:

Reaction to the Comair Trading Statement

Guest:

Francois du Plessis
Director
Vega Capital

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Segment 7:

The Acquisition of DoRego's by the Spur Corporation

Guest:

Pierre van Tonder
Managing Director
Spur Corporation Limited

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Segment 8:

Reaction to the Acquisition of DoRego's by the Spur Corporation

Guest:

Francois du Plessis
Director
Vega Capital

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Segment 9:

Gold Fields Investor Day

Guest:

Nick Holland
CEO
Gold Fields

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Segment 10:

The Death of the Euro

Guests (panel discussion):

John Cairns
Currency Strategist
Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)

Jean-Francois Mercier
Chief Economist
Citi South Africa

Chris Hart
Chief Economist
Investment Solutions

Francois du Plessis
Director
Vega Capital

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