29 October 2012, 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 news of the day including the Amplats strike continues despite recent talks, Hurricane Sandy affects business and trade, South Africa keen to host the new BRICS Development Bank, and the need to amend the BBBEE legislation. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Kgotso Schoeman, CEO of the Kagiso Trust on the agenda for an improved public education system; Russell Fox, Business Development Director for South Africa at BDO on their latest Global Ambition Survey; and Ebrahim Ebrahim, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation on South Africa keen to host the BRICS Development Bank. Analyst for the evening Craig Pheiffer, General Manager at Absa Investments provided commentary on various interest points that made the day's headlines. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely Eskom and the future of power in South Africa with guests Vivian Atud, Economist at the Free Market Foundation; and Lynn McGregor, Senior Fellow at the Centre for Corporate Governance at the University of Stellenbosch with commentary from Steve Thomas, Professor of Energy Policy, and Director of the Research Public Services International Research Unit at the University of Greenwich Business School.

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 Strike at Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) Carrying on Despite Recent Talks

Reporter:

Jonathan Adams

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Segment 3:

Report on Hurricane Sandy Affecting Business and Trade as it Approaches the United State East Coast

Reporter:

Lee Kern

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Segment 4:

South Africa Keen to Host a Planned Development Bank for the Emerging BRICS Economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

Guest:

Ebrahim Ebrahim
Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

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Segment 5:

Agenda for an Improved Public Education System in South Africa

Guest:

Kgotso Schoeman
CEO
Kagiso Trust

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Segment 6:

Report on the Need for Amendments to the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Legislation

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 7:

Commentary on the Need for Amendments to the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Legislation and the Shoprite and Nedbank Trading Statements

Commentator:

Craig Pheiffer
General Manager
Absa Investments

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Segment 8:

BDO Global Ambition Survey

Guest:

Russell Fox
Business Development Director for South Africa
BDO

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Segment 9:

Commentary on the Performance of the Rand, the Eurozone Pension Crisis Affecting Expats in South Africa, and the Latest Harmony Gold Report

Commentator:

Craig Pheiffer
General Manager
Absa Investments

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Segment 10:

Eskom and the Future of Power in South Africa

Guests (panel discussion):

Vivian Atud
Economist
Free Market Foundation

Lynn McGregor
Senior Fellow at the Centre for Corporate Governance
University of Stellenbosch

Commentator:

Steve Thomas
Professor of Energy Policy, and Director of the Research Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU)
University of Greenwich Business School

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