4 March 2013, 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 day’s news including the South African Property Owners Association positive about the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s decision on the Eskom tariff hike increase, another petrol price hike looming, Mozambique’s coal railway line re-opening and the Oasis Group invests in Rainbow Chicken. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Chris de Kock, Executive Head of Sales and Marketing at WesBank on the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers Vehicle Sales figures for February 2013; Chris Yelland, Managing Director at EE Publishers on Eskom possibly facing a crisis; and Brian Joffe, CEO of the Bidvest Group on their interim results. Market Analyst for the evening Jean-Pierre du Plessis, Fixed Interest Strategy at Prescient Asset Management provided commentary on the record number of billionaires in 2013, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange down on hard-hit resources, the economic gloom overshadowing the European Union meeting and the Rand sitting near a one-month low. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Food Security in South Africa" with guests George Marais, Industry Analyst at Coface; Neil Morris, Director of Climate Change and Sustainability Services at KPMG; Robbie Louw, Director of Promethium Carbon; and Frank Winder, Managing Director at Advanced Nutrients South Africa.

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:

National Association of Automobile Manufacturers (NAAMSA) Vehicle Sales Figures for February 2013

Guest:

Chris de Kock
Executive Head of Sales and Marketing
WesBank

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Segment 3:

Report on Another Petrol Price Increase

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 4:

Eskom: A Company in Distress

Guest:

Chris Yelland
Managing Director
EE Publishers

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Segment 5:

South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) Accepts Decision to Increase Tariffs by 8% as Determined by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA)

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

Guest:

Essop Basha
Chairman of the Sustainability Committee
South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA)

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Segment 6:

Bidvest Interim Results

Guest:

Brian Joffe
CEO
Bidvest

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Segment 7:

Report on the Mozambique Coal Railway Line Reopening

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 8:

Oasis Group Invests Millions In Rainbow Chicken

Reporter:

Lee Kern

Guest:

Hassan Motala
Senior Investment Analyst
Oasis Group

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Segment 9:

Commentary on the Record Number of Billionaires in 2013, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Down on Hard-hit Resources and the Rand Sitting Near a One-month Low

Commentator:

Jean-Pierre du Plessis
Fixed Interest Strategist
Prescient Asset Management

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Segment 10:

Food Security in South Africa

Guests (panel discussion):

Frank Winder
Managing Director
Advanced Nutrients South Africa

Robbie Louw
Director
Promethium Carbon

George Marais
Industry Analyst
Coface

Neil Morris
Director of Climate Change and Sustainability Services
KPMG

Commentator:

Happy Masondo
Director
Werksmans Attorneys

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