27 February 2013, Wednesday

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 Comair taking South African Airways to court over Government bailouts. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Ettiene Retief, Chairman of the National Tax and South African Revenue Services Stakeholder Committee at the South African Institute of Professional Accountants on Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s Budget Speech; Peter Cheales, Founder of HelloPeter.com on the South African Post Office strike; Alan Olivier, CEO of Grindrod, Ian Kirk, CEO of Santam, Hubert Brody, CEO of Imperial Holdings, and Norbert Sasse, CEO of Growthpoint Properties on their latest financial results. Market Analyst for the evening Bruce Main, Director of Ivy Asset Management provided commentary on the National Budget, bailouts for South African Airways, movements in the Rand and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, and the Pick n Pay Deputy CEO staying on. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "The Budget Speech" with guests Geraldine Macpherson, Legal Marketing Specialist at Liberty; Billy Joubert, Director and Head of Transfer Pricing at Deloitte; Alastair Morphet, Director of Tax at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr; Tim Harris, Member of Parliament, and Shadow Minister of Finance at the Democratic Alliance with commentary by Dawie Roodt, Chief Economist at the Efficient Group.

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:

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s Budget Speech

Guest:

Ettiene Retief
Chairman of the National Tax and South African Revenue Services Stakeholder Committee
South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA)

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Segment 3:

Comair takes South African Airways to Court over Bailouts

Report:

Lee Kern

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Segment 4:

South African Post Office Strike Continues

Guest:

Peter Cheales
Founder
HelloPeter.com

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Segment 5:

Grindrod Annual Financial Results

Guest:

Alan Olivier
CEO
Grindrod

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Segment 6:

Santam Annual Financial Results

Guest:

Ian Kirk
CEO
Santam

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Segment 7:

Imperial Interim Financial Results

Guest:

Hubert Brody
CEO
Imperial Holdings

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Segment 8:

Growthpoint Properties Interim Financial Results

Guest:

Norbert Sasse
CEO 
Growthpoint Properties

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Segment 9:

Commentary on the National Budget, Bailouts for South African Airways, Movements in the Rand and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange; and the Pick n Pay Deputy CEO Stays on

Commentator:

Bruce Main
Director
Ivy Asset Management

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Segment 10:

Minister Pravin Gordhan's 2013 Budget Speech

Guests (panel discussion):

Geraldine Macpherson
Legal Marketing Specialist
Liberty

Billy Joubert
Director and Head of Transfer Pricing
Deloitte

Alastair Morphet
Director of Tax
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Tim Harris
Member of Parliament, and
Shadow Minister of Finance at the Democratic Alliance (DA)

Commentator:

Dawie Roodt
Chief Economist
Efficient Group

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