1 February 2013, Friday

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 fuel price hikes and the President wanting to meet with business leaders. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Hugo Pienaar, Senior Economist at the Bureau for Economic Research on their latest Purchasing Managers Index; Brian Pierce, Chief Economist at the International Air Transport Association on their 2012 Air Traffic Results; Johan Keet, Head of Agriculture at WesBank on agricultural machinery sales in 2012; Mike Blair, CEO of Colliers South Africa on Colliers International returning to South Africa; and Sandile July, Director at Werksmans Attorneys on retrenchments and the Labour Relations Act. Market Analyst for the evening Viv Govender, Senior Analyst at Vunani Private Clients provided commentary on various interest points that made the day's headlines including the rise in fuel prices, proposed electricity tariff increases, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange reaching record levels, and the youth wage subsidy.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 9: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Fuel Price to Rise

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 3:

Kagiso Purchasing Managers Index for January of 2012

Guest:

Hugo Pienaar
Senior Economist
Bureau of Economic Research (BER)

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Segment 4:

President to Meet with Business Leaders

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington