11 March 2013, Monday

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 letting go of South African Airways' suspended CEO. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Loane Sharp, Labour Market Analyst at Adcorp on their February Employment Index; Jacques du Toit, Property Analyst at Absa Home Loans on their February House Price Index; Andre de Ruyter, Senior Group Executive of Global Chemicals and North American Operations at Sasol on their interim financial results; Matthew Pirnie, Primary Credit Analyst at Standard & Poor's on their South African Banking Outlook for 2013; and Roland Sassoon, CEO of Sasfin on their interim financial results. Market Analyst for the evening Christopher Gilmour, Analyst at Absa Investments provided commentary on the Sasfin Results, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange nearing record levels, the performance of the Rand against other currencies, and the removal of the suspended SAA CEO from the board. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "South Africa's Automotive Sector" with guests Les Mc Master, Chairman of the Motor Industry Workshop Association; Bronwyn Kilpatrick, Partner at Deloitte; Ross Garvie, Senior Product Manager at Nissan Leaf; Dr Tsakani Mthombeni, General Manager of Energy at the Technology Innovation Agency with commentary from Arnold van der Linde, Executive Chairman of IntegriSure, and Vice President of the Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa; and Vanessa Jackson, Spokesman at ER24.

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:

February Adcorp Employment Index

Guest:

Loane Sharp
Labour Market Analyst
Adcorp

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Segment 3:

Report on South African Airways (SAA) Suspended CEO Being Axed

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 4:

February Absa House Price Index (HPI)

Guest:

Jacques du Toit
Property Analyst
Absa Home Loans

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Segment 5:

Sasol Interim Financial Results

Guest:

Andre de Ruyter
Senior Group Executive of Global Chemicals and North American Operations
Sasol

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Segment 6:

Sasfin Interim Financial Results

Guest:

Roland Sassoon
CEO
Sasfin

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Segment 7:

Standard & Poor's' South African Banking Outlook for 2013 - Uncertainty at Home, Opportunities Abroad

Guest:

Matthew Pirnie
Primary Credit Analyst
Standard & Poor's

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Segment 8:

Commentary on the Sasfin Results, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Bearing Record Levels, the Performance of the Rand Against Other Currencies, and the Removal of the Suspended SAA CEO from the Board

Commentator:

Christopher Gilmour
Analyst
Absa Investments

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Segment 9:

South Africa's Automotive Industry

Guests (panel discussion):

Les Mc Master
Chairman
Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA)

Bronwyn Kilpatrick
Partner
Deloitte

Ross Garvie
Senior Product Manager
Nissan Leaf

Dr Tsakani Mthombeni
General Manager of Energy
Technology Innovation Agency

Commentators:

Arnold van der Linde
Executive Chairman of IntegriSure, and
Vice President of the Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa

Vanessa Jackson
Spokesman
ER24

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