30 October 2012, 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 news of the day including the continued destruction by Hurricane Sandy in the US and the concerns raised by the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on the 2011/12 National Audit outcomes. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Pali Lehohla, Statistician-general at Statistics South Africa on the 2011 Census results; Craig Wilson, Deputy Editor at TechCentral on the millions invested by Summit Partners into Zando.co.za; Luke Doig, Senior Economist at Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation for a snapshot of the South African Economy; Andy Payne, CEO of Wilderness Holdings on their interim results; and Gavin Tipper, Chairman of Redefine International on their annual results. Analyst for the evening Mark Ingham, Director at Ingham Analytics 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 Piet le Roux, Senior Economics Researcher at the Solidarity Research Institute; Wayne Samson, CEO of Ellies Holdings; and Melita Steele, Climate and Energy Campaigner at Greenpeace Africa with commentary from Chris Yellend, Director at EE Publishers; and Mark Ingham, Director at Ingham Analytics.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 11: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

2011 Census Results Released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

Guest:

Pali Lehohla
Statistician-general
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

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Segment 3:

Report on the Continued Destruction by Hurricane Sandy in the United States (US)

Reporter:

Lee Kern

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Segment 4:

Summit Partners Investing Millions in Zando.co.za: South Africa’s Largest Fashion e-commerce Retailer

Guest:

Craig Wilson
Deputy Editor
TechCentral

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Segment 5:

Commentary on the Rand, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Closed During the Super Storm and Lonmin’s Plans to Raise Money to Strengthen the Company

Commentator:

Mark Ingham
Director
Ingham Analytics

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Segment 6:

Snapshot of the South African Economy

Guest:

Luke Doig
Senior Economist
Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation

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Segment 7:

Wilderness Holdings Interim Results

Guest:

Andy Payne
CEO
Wilderness Holdings

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Segment 8:

Redefine International Annual Results

Guest:

Gavin Tipper
Chairman
Redefine International

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Segment 9:

Report on the Concerns Raised by the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) on the 2011/12 National Audit Outcomes

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 10:

Commentary on South African Retailors Forecasting Trading Results

Commentator:

Mark Ingham
Director
Ingham Analytics

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Segment 11:

Eskom and the Future of Power in South Africa

Guests (panel discussion):

Piet le Roux
Senior Economics Researcher
Solidarity Research Institute (SRI)

Wayne Samson
CEO
Ellies Holdings

Melita Steele
Climate and Energy Campaigner
Greenpeace Africa

Commentators:

Chris Yellend
Director
EE Publishers

Mark Ingham
Director
Ingham Analytics

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