5 December 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 including the Congress of South African Trade Unions planning to bring Johannesburg to a stand-still with a march along major highways and Moody’s downgrading South African banks. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Chantal Uwimana, Regional Director for Africa at Transparency International on the results of the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2012; Didier Michaud-Daniel, CEO of Bureau Veritas on launching its business South Africa 2015 plan; Chris Zweigenthal, CEO of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa on ownership laws within the aviation industry; Marc Sternberg, Managing Director at Spark ATM Systems on an uptick in ATM cash withdrawal values as miners return to work; and Mark van Vuuren, Managing Director at Jasco ICT Solutions on winning the Commprove deal with CellC. Analyst for the evening Hein Kruger, Managing Director 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 the Christmas Economy with guests Alan Coward, CEO of Amalgamated Appliance Holdings which is about to become Home of Living Brands; Kim Reid, CEO of TAKEALOT.com; Janras Kotsi, Executive for Mail Business at the South African Post Office; and Rodger George, Director at Deloitte Consulting and Visiting Professor from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town with commentary from Gary Ronald, Spokesman for the Automobile Association, and Marc Sternberg, Managing Director at Spark ATM Systems.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 11: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Results of the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index for 2012

Guest:

Chantal Uwimana
Regional Director for Africa
Transparency International

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Segment 3:

Bureau Veritas is Launching its South Africa 2015 Plan

Guest:

Didier Michaud-Daniel
CEO
Bureau Veritas

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Segment 4:

Report on the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) Planning to Bring Johannesburg to a Stand-still With a March Along Major Highways

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa 

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Segment 5:

Report on Moody’s Downgrading South African Banks

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington 

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Segment 6:

Commentary on Moody’s Downgrading South African Banks, the Results of the Corruption Perceptions Index Net1 Shares Falling

Commentary:

Hein Kruger
Managing Director
Kruger International

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Segment 7:

Ownership Laws Within the South African Aviation Industry

Guest:

Chris Zweigenthal|
CEO
Airlines Association of Southern Africa

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Segment 8:

Uptick in ATM Cash Withdrawal Values as Miners Return to Work

Guest:

Marc Sternberg
Managing Director
Spark ATM Systems 

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Segment 9:

Jasco Wins Commprove Deal with CellC

Guest:

Mark van Vuuren
Managing Director
Jasco ICT Solutions

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Segment 10:

Commentary on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Hitting Another High and the Western Cape Farmworkers Strike Coming to an End 

Commentator:

Hein Kruger
Managing Director
Kruger International

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Segment 11:

Christmas Economy

Guests (panel discussion):

Janras Kotsi
Executive for Mail Business
South African Post Office

Rodger George
Director at Deloitte, and
Consulting and Visiting Professor from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town

Alan Coward
CEO
Amalgamated Appliance Holdings

Kim Reid
CEO
TAKEALOT.com

Commentators:

Gary Ronald
Spokesman
Automobile Association

Marc Sternberg
Managing Director
Spark ATM Systems

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