30 January 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. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Jeff Osborne, CEO of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation on the possible rise in fuel prices; Jeremy Gardiner, Director at Investec Asset Management on asset allocation; Marijn van Tiggelen, Chairman of Unilever South Africa on their billion Rand investment in South Africa; Annabel Bishop, Chief Economist at Investec Group Economics on the latest credit extension; Mmusi Maimane, National Spokesman of the Democratic Alliance on the New Age Newspaper funding scandal; Lucy Holborn, Research Manager at the South African Institute of Race Relations on one in four of the unemployed being without work for more than five years; and Adam Orlin, CEO of Blue Strata on South African importers getting to grips with eastern complexities. Market Analyst for the evening Mark Ingham, Director of Ingham Analytics provided commentary on the outlook for 2013, factors affecting the Rand, trading updates for Cashbuild, Astral Foods, African Bank and City Lodge, movements in the petrol price and logistics costs in South Africa, and the announcement of philanthropy by Patrice Motsepe. 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 Wayne Samson, CEO of Ellies Holdings; Dennis Goldman, Member of the Sustainability Sub-Committee at the South African Property Owners Association; Jonathan Snyman, Researcher at the South African Institute of Race Relations; Alastair Dooley, Financial Divisional Director at City Lodge Hotels with commentary by Melita Steele, Member of the Department of Climate and Energy Campaigns at Greenpeace Africa; and Thomas Funke, Director of Industrial Affairs at the South African Cane Growers' Association.

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:

Petrol Price Looks Set To Rise

Guest:

Jeff Osborne
CEO
Retail Motor Industry (RMI) Organisation

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Segment 3:

Trends Into Asset Allocation Continues

Guest:

Jeremy Gardiner
Director
Investec Asset Management

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Segment 4:

Unilever Invests a Billion Rand in Manufacturing Sustainable Growth in South Africa

Guest:

Marijn van Tiggelen
Chairman
Unilever South Africa

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Segment 5:

Private Sector Credit Extension

Guest:

Annabel Bishop
Chief Economist
Investec Group Economics

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Segment 6:

New Age Funding Scandal

Guest:

Mmusi Maimane
National Spokesman
Democratic Alliance (DA)

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Segment 7:

One in Four of the Unemployed are Without Work for More than Five Years

Guest:

Lucy Holborn
Research Manager
South African Institute of Race Relations

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Segment 8:

South African Importers Must Get to Grips With Eastern Complexities

Guest:

Adam Orlin
CEO
Blue Strata

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Segment 9:

Commentary on the Outlook for 2013, Factors Affecting the Rand, Trading Updates for Cashbuild, Astral Foods, African Bank and City Lodge, Movements in the Petrol Price and Logistics Costs in South Africa, and Announcement of Philanthropy by Patrice Motsepe

Commentator:

Mark Ingham
Director
Ingham Analytics Limited

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Segment 10:

Proposed Electricity Tariff Hikes

Guests (panel discussion):

Wayne Samson
CEO
Ellies Holdings

Dennis Goldman
Member of the Sustainability Sub-Committee
South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA)

Jonathan Snyman
Researcher
South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR)

Alastair Dooley
Financial Divisional Director
City Lodge Hotels

Commentators:

Melita Steele
Department of Climate and Energy Campaigns
Greenpeace Africa

Thomas Funke
Director of Industrial Affairs
South African Cane Growers' Association

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