29 January 2013, Tuesday

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. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Jacques du Toit, Property Analyst at Absa Home Loans their latest housing review; Leah Wawro, Project Officer of the Defence and Security Programme at Transparency International on corruption in the Defence sector; Nicky Holmes, Marketing Director at Accenture on the launch of their innovation index; Professor George Angelopulo, Lecturer at the University of South Africa on the Mastercard African Cities Growth Index; and Gerhard Sagat, Strategic Planning Director at Havas Worldwide Johannesburg on their latest Prosumer Report on Citizenship and Communities. Market Analyst for the evening Francois du Plessis, Director at Vega Capital provided commentary on the business stories that made the day's headlines including Johannesburg Stock Exchange touches a lifetime high, movement in the Rand and South African Bonds, Anglo American takes a writedown at its Mina-Rio Mine in Brazil, Amplats sits in a constructive consultation with Government and unions, Altech sells its East African assets to Liquid Telecom, and Parliament hears of low levels of compliance to Black Economic Empowerment. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Proposed Electricity Tariff Hikes" with guests Shaun Nel, Programme Director at the Energy Intensive Users Group; Doug Kuni, Managing Director of the South African Independent Power Producers Association; and Pete da Silva, CEO of Jasco with commentary by Vanessa van Vliet, Head of Prepaid and Metering at Citiq and Jika Properties.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 8: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Absa Housing Review for the First Quarter of 2013

Guest:

Jacques du Toit 
Property Analyst
Absa Home Loans

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Segment 3:

Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index

Guest:

Leah Wawro
Project Officer of the Defence and Security Programme
Transparency International

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Segment 4:

Accenture Innovation Index

Guest:

Nicky Holmes
Marketing Director
Accenture

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Segment 5:

Mastercard African Cities Growth Index

Guest:

Professor George Angelopulo
Lecturer
University of South Africa (UNISA)

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Segment 6:

Havas Worldwide Prosumer Report on Citizenship and Communities

Guest:

Gerhard Sagat Strategic
Planning Director
Havas Worldwide Johannesburg

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Segment 7:

Commentary on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Touching a Lifetime High, Movements in the Rand and South African Bonds, Anglo American Takes a Writedown at its Mina-Rio Mine in Brazil, Amplats Sits in on a Constructive Consultation with Government and Unions, Altech Sells its East African Assets to Liquid Telecom, and Parliament Hears of Low Levels of Compliance to BEE

Commentator:

Francois du Plessis
Director
Vega Capital

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Segment 8:

Proposed Electricity Tariff Hikes

Guests (panel discussion):

Shaun Nel
Programme Director 
Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG)

Doug Kuni
Managing Director
South African Independent Power Producers Association (SAIPPA)

Pete da Silva
CEO
Jasco

Commentator:

Vanessa van Vliet
Head of Prepaid and Metering
Citiq and Jika Properties

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