6 June 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 day’s news including the Eurozone avoiding emergency talks. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news including Arrie Rautenbach, Head of Retail Markets at Absa on their new deal with Edcon; Arnold Goldstone, CEO of Invicta Holdings on their annual results; Rupert Soames, CEO of Aggreko on their new power plant project; Neil Morris, Director of Climate Change and Sustainability Services at KPMG on how business impacts on the environment; and Almo Lubowski, Technical Manager at the Financial Planning Institute on South Africa’s high debt levels. Market Analyst for the evening Deryck Janse van Rensburg, Portfolio Manager and Stockbroker at BoE Stockbrokers 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 "What is Driving the South African Economy?" with guests Craig Wilson, Senior Journalist at TechCentral; Chris Hart, Chief Economist at Investment Solutions; Konrad Reuss, Managing Director for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa at Standard & Poor’s; and Peter Major, Mining Consultant at Cadiz Corporate Solutions with commentary from Neil Pretorius, CEO of DRDGOLD.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 9: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

Commentator:

Deryck Janse van Rensburg
Stockbroker and Portfolio Manager
BoE Stockbrokers

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Segment 2:

Absa in a New Deal with Edcon

Guest:

Arrie Rautenbach
Head of Retail Markets
Absa

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Segment 3:

Report on the Eurozone Avoiding Emergency Talks

Reporter:

Jonathan Adams

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Segment 4:

South Africa’s High Debt Levels

Guest:

Almo Lubowski
Technical Manager
Financial Planning Institute (FPI)

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Segment 5:

Aggreko and Shanduka Group’s New Power Plant Project

Guest:

Rupert Soames
CEO
Aggreko

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Segment 6:

Invicta Holdings Annual Results

Guest:

Arnold Goldstone
CEO
Invicta Holdings

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Segment 7:

How Business Impacts on the Environment

Guest:

Neil Morris
Director of Climate Change and Sustainability Services
KPMG

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Segment 8:

Commentary on Absa’s New Deal, Brait Results and the MTN Case with Liberia Telecommunications Authority

Commentator:

Deryck Janse van Rensburg
Stockbroker and Portfolio Manager
BoE Stockbrokers

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Segment 9:

What is Driving the South African Economy?

Guests (panel discussion):

Craig Wilson
Senior Journalist
TechCentral

Chris Hart
Chief Economist
Investment Solutions

Konrad Reuss
Managing Director for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
Standard & Poor’s

Peter Major
Mining Consultant
Cadiz Corporate Solutions

Commentary:

Neil Pretorius
CEO
DRDGOLD

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