17 May 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 Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union threatening to bring South Africa to a halt, SA Roadlink facing liquidation, and Amplats workers reporting for work. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Nicholas Dawes, Chief Editor at the Mail & Guardian on stepping down and moving to India; Dr Suzy Moat, Senior Research Fellow at Warwick Business School on Wikipedia predicting stock market movements; Andy Robertson, Managing Director of Glyph Custom Art Studios on art as an investment; Chris Sturgess, General Manager of Commodity Derivatives at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on the NAMPO agricultural conference; Mike Tonkin, Head of Institutional Sales at Saxo Capital Markets on the week’s economic news; and Wanda Matandela, Managing Executive for Small Medium Enterprise at Vodacom. Market commentator for the evening Andrew Flavell, Portfolio Manager at Alpha Wealth provided commentary on the European Central Bank to keep monetary policy loose, European shares nearing peaks, labour unrest in South Africa, and the Rand hitting a four-year low.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 10: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Report on the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) Threatening to Bring South Africa to a Halt and Amplats Shares Rise as Workers Clock In

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 3:

Leaving Mail & Guardian for Indian Paper

Guest:

Nicholas Dawes
Chief Editor
Mail & Guardian

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Segment 4:

Can Wikipedia Predict the Stock Market?

Guest:

Dr Suzy Moat
Senior Research Fellow
Warwick Business School

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Segment 5:

Report on SA Roadlink Possibly Facing Liquidation

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 6:

Citadel Art Index and Art as an Investment

Guest:

Andy Robertson
Managing Director
Glyph Custom Art Studios

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Segment 7:

NAMPO Agricultural Conference

Guest:

Chris Sturgess
General Manager of Commodity Derivatives
Johannesburg Stock Exchange

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 Segment 8:

The Global Economy this Week

Guest:

Mike Tonkin
Head of Institutional Sales
Saxo Capital Markets

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Segment 9:

Critical Pain Points and Ways Companies can Overcome them to Persevere and Grow Small Businesses

Guest:

Wanda Matandela
Managing Executive for Small Medium Enterprise
Vodacom

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Segment 10:

Commentary on the European Central Bank to Keep Monetary Policy Loose, European Shares Nearing Peaks, Labour Unrest in South Africa, and the Rand Hitting a Four-year Low

Commentator:

Andrew Flavell
Portfolio Manager
Alpha Wealth

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