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Business Editor Bruce Whitfield wraps up the day's business news, Monday to Friday - 6pm to 7pm. He also offers his own insights into market movers and shakers and local and global trends.
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How to Spend It Goes Online
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 How to Spend It Editor Gillian de Bono spoke to Bruce about the publication going online. How to Spend It is the Financial Times’ luxury lifestyle magazine has gone online, similar to the Business Day’s ‘Wanted’.
Visit www.howtospendit.com for more info.
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End of an Era for Pick ‘n Pay Boss
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 Raymond Ackerman is stepping down as Pick ‘n Pay Chairman from March next year. He bought four small shops called Pick ‘n Pay from founder Jack Goldin in 1967 and turned it into an empire.
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Orange bullies SA companies to change their names
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 UK Telecomms company, Orange has sent letters to several SA companies who bear the word “orange” in their names. The telecoms giant is requesting they change their names. Werksman Attorneys Eric Levenstein says it’s a very tricky situation and companies may have to do as Orange requests. Marketing and Communications strategist says he thinks Orange is going about it the wrong way.
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SA companies shine on global Top 40
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 MTN, BHP Billiton, Sasol, and Bidvest have all featured among the global Top 40 businesses for 2009.
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EMERGING MARKETS RISE FROM THE RECESSION RUBBLE
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 It seems that emerging markets have shrugged of the recession and are making rapid recoveries from the global economic crisis.
Investec Strategist Michael Power has just returned from a trip to Latin America and several eastern countries, including Singapore and China. Michael says business is booming in these markets. One of the world's most influential investors, Dr Mark Mobius shares the same sentiment.
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A Finweek investigation has revealed that bank charges have gone up 16% in the last 12 months. Absa has gone from being the cheapest to the most expensive since 2007. Bruce takes a deeper look.
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Faberge relaunches online
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 The legend of Faberge began in 1885 when Czar Alexander III decided to but his wife Czarina Maria Fedoronova an exceptional gift for the 20th wedding anniversary. Czar ordered an Easter Egg from a young jeweller Peter Faberge. Seeing his wife’s delight on Czar commissioned for an Easter Egg every year from then on. Bruce got more from CEO Mark Dunhill about the luxury jeweller. For more info visit www.faberge.com
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Alan Knott-Craig’s “Second is Nothing”
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 Alan Knott-Craig is the man responsible for growing Vodacom into a leading telecommunications force. He chats to Bruce about his newly-launched book “Second is Nothing”, the title of which was inspired by his father’s words, “It’s better to come first than 2nd.
The novel talks about his time in the cellphone industry and as CEO of Vodacom. Alan also spoke about the interconnect tariffs battle between the communications authority, Icasa and the cell phone companies.
Alan says he thinks the fees are too high and should be dropped, especially since it will have no material impact on the big cell players such as Vodacom and MTN.
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The role of a Reserve Bank Shareholder
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 Deputy General Manager of the SA Reserve Bank Jannie Rossouw says shareholders are there to add transparency to the Central Bank and the only role they play, is to elect the seven non-executive members of the board.
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Brrrrand of the year – Always Coca-Cola
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 Coca-Cola has dominated global brands for the last decade and once again comes out on tops in the Interbrand Survey.
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iBurst HAVING FINANCIAL TROUBLE?
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 Speculation of iBurst having financial problems has been doing the rounds. CEO Jannie van Zyl took over the reigns since Alan Knott-Craig Junior stepped down earlier this year. Van Zyl told Bruce there’s no truth in the speculation. However he did say there has been rapid changes since he’s taken over as CEO.
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 Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni chatted to Bruce about his decision to leave the Central Bank. Jacob Zuma announced on Sunday that Absa Chairperson Gill Marcus will take over the reigns from Mboweni in November. Mboweni has not yet made a decision on what he will be doing after he leaves the Reserve Bank but farming may be one of his options.
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MTN increase in revenue
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Once in a while, Bruce takes a break from the markets and reviews the latest business books with Ian Mann, a Business Consultant for Gateways.
FNB CEO Michael Jordaan says sorry to his customers for internet problems following an upgrade.
SAA has a new board and Cheryl is heading it up. Bruce speaks to Cheryl about her new role.