6 December 2011, 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 current business news matters including the start of high level talks at the COP17 Conference, the collapse of provincial finances, and a preview of the retails sales from Statistics South Africa. John also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Adrian Vermooten, Deputy Managing Executive at Absa Digital Banking on South Africa's first live NFC trial that enables cellphones as payment devices; Dennis Dykes, Chief Economist of the Nedbank Group, and Ettienne Le Roux, Chief Economist of Rand Merchant Bank on the preview of retails sales from Statistics South Africa; Duncan McLeod, Editor of TechCentral on speculation of the identity of the new head of Cell C; and Anthea Bath, Head of Market Development Research at Anglo American Platinum on the new fuel cell industry in South Africa to drive green growth. 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 Ettienne Le Roux, Chief Economist of Rand Merchant Bank; John Mare, Consultant on International Public Affairs Issues; Dennis Dykes, Chief Economist of the Nedbank Group; and David Bullard, Columnist at Playboy Magazine.

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 Start of High Level Talks at the COP17 Conference

Reporter:

Lee Kern

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Segment 3:

Report on the Collapse of Provincial Finances

Reporter:

Ditebogo Diale

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Segment 4:

Absa Bank Embarks on South Africa's First Live NFC Trial that Enables Cellphones to be Payment Devices

Guest:

Adrian Vermooten
Deputy Managing Executive
Absa Digital Banking

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Segment 5:

Preview of Retail Sales Figures from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

Guests:

Dennis Dykes
Chief Economist
Nedbank Group 

Ettienne Le Roux
Chief Economist
Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)

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Segment 6:

Speculation on Alan Knott-Craig Being in Talks to Head Up Cell C

Guest:

Duncan McLeod
Editor
TechCentral

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Segment 7:

New Fuel Cell Industry in South Africa to Drive Green Growth

Guest:

Anthea Bath
Head of Market Development Research
Anglo American Platinum

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Segment 8:

The Death of the Euro

Guests (panel discussion):

Ettienne Le Roux
Chief Economist
Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)      

John Mare
Consultant on International Public Affairs Issues

Dennis Dykes
Chief Economist
Nedbank Group      

David Bullard
Columnist
Playboy Magazine

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