8 February 2012, Wednesday

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 Vodacom and BHP Billiton's interim results. John also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Neren Rau, CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry on their latest Business Confidence Index and the COSATU strike; Goolam Ballim, Group Chief Economist at Standard Bank on his outlook for 2012; Gareth Ackerman, Chairman of Pick n Pay on Nick Badminton’s resignation; and Ralph Boëttger, CEO of Sappi on the company's quarterly results. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, John chaired a thirty-minute discussion on the weekly topic namely the costs and complications of BEE with guests Kganki Matabane, Director of Transformation at Business Unity South Africa; Bobby Godsell, Chairman of Business Leadership South Africa; and Warren Watkins, Head of Restructuring and BEE Advisory at KPMG.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 9: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business News Update

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Segment 2:

Report on Vodacom

Reporter: 

Jonathan Adams

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Segment 3:

Latest South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) Business Confidence Index

Guest:

Neren Rau
CEO
South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI)

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Segment 4:

Standard Bank 2012 Outlook

Guest:

Goolam Ballim
Group Chief Economist
Standard Bank

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Segment 5:

Report on BHP Billiton's Interim Results

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 6:

Nick Badminton’s Resignation 

Guest:

Gareth Ackerman
Chairman
Pick n Pay

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Segment 7:

Sappi Quarterly Results

Guest:

Ralph Boëttger
CEO
Sappi

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Segment 8:

Cosatu Strike

Guest:

Neren Rau
CEO
South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI)

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Segment 9:

The Costs and Complications of BEE

Guests (panel discussion):

Kganki Matabane
Director of Transformation
Business Unity South Africa (BUSA)

Bobby Godsell
Chairman
Business Leadership South Africa

Warren Watkins
Head of Restructuring and BEE Advisory
KPMG

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