16 October 2013, Wednesday

In this edition of Classic Business at 18h00, Anchor Glenn Lewington broadcast a half hour news bulletin featuring the top Business stories of the day followed by up-to-date financial indicators including Fitch putting the US Triple-A Credit rating under review for a downgrade, Moody’s highlighting the risk of another local downgrade, and the Second East 3 Route Investment Seminar in Swaziland. Glenn also interviewed the newsmakers of the day: Ian Ollis, Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister of Transport at the Democratic Alliance on the Democratic Alliance requesting an Auditor General investigation of the Passenger Railway Association of South Africa’s R3.5 billion rail deal; Annabel Bishop, Group Economist at Investec on the latest retail sales figures; Keith Levenstein, CEO of EconoBEE on white owned business with a turnover between R10 million and R50 million will be disadvantaged by new BEE Codes; and Robin Carlisle, Minister of Transport and Public Works at the Western Cape Government responds to allegations by ANC’s Marius Fransman. Market analyst for the evening Geoff Blount, CEO of Cannon Asset Managers provided commentary on consumers going pre-paid over power price hikes, winning bid for Koeberg refit due early 2014, allegations that the state and union collusion is poisoning South Africa, consumers warned about retailers, and UK considers rate cap on payday lenders. In the second part of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "National General Election 2014" with guests Professor Raphael de Kadt, Research Fellow at the Helen Suzman Foundation; and Ebrahim Fakir, Political Analyst with commentary by Professor Andre Duvenage, Independent Political Analyst at the North West University.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 10: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Headlines and Indicators

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Segment 2:

Request for Auditor General Investigation of Prasa's R3.5 Billion Rail Deal

Guests:

Ian Ollis
Member of Parliament, and
Shadow Minister of Transport at the Democratic Alliance (DA)

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Segment 3:

Retail Sales Rise in August

Guest:

Annabel Bishop
Group Economist
Investec

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Segment 4:

Report on Fitch Putting the US Triple-A Credit Rating Under Review for a Downgrade

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 5:

White Owned Business with a Turnover Between R10 million and R50 million will be Disadvantaged by new BEE Codes

Guest:

Keith Levenstein
CEO
EconoBEE

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Segment 6:

Report on Moody’s Highlighting the Risk of Another South African Downgrade

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 7:

Response to Allegations by ANC’s Marius Fransman

Guest:

Robin Carlisle
Minister of Transport and Public Works
Western Cape Government

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Segment 8:

Report on the Second East 3 Route Investment Seminar in Swaziland

Reporter:

Ayanda Melansi

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Segment 9:

Commentary on consumers going pre-paid over power price hikes, winning bid for Koeberg refit due in early 2014, allegations that the state and union collusion is poisoning South Africa, consumers warned about retailers, and UK considers rate cap on payday lenders

Commentator:

Geoff Blount
CEO
Cannon Asset Managers

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Segment 10:

2014 National General Election (Part Three)

Guests (panel discussion):

Professor Raphael de Kadt
Research Fellow
Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF)

Ebrahim Fakir
Political Analyst

Commentator:

Professor Andre Duvenage
Independent Political Analyst
North West University

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