22 November 2012, Thursday

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 positive manufacturing data from China boosting global markets, South Africa receiving a hundred more transmitter towers from Eaton towers next year, SABMiller final results, the farmworkers' public hearings in the Western Cape, the Department of Home Affairs warns employers about employing immigrant workers, e-tolling bill withdrawn in Parliament, and millions in fines owed to the eThekwini municipality. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Chris Hart, Chief Economist at Investment Solutions on the outcome of the Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee repo rate announcement; Derek Engelbrecht, Retail and Consumer Products Sector Leader at Ernst & Young South Africa on their latest retail trends survey; and Sandra Burmeister, CEO of Landelahni Recruitment Group on the negative effects the new Black Economic Empowerment regulations will have on Small Medium Enterprises. Analyst for the evening Mike Haworth, Managing Director at Applied Capital Insights 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 South Africa’s Internet Economy with guests Mweene Monze, Executive Architect at the Software Group, IBM; Liron Segev, Writer and Editor of www.TheTechieGuy.com; Sandra Burmeister, CEO of the Landelahni Recruitment Group; Lavan Gopaul, Stockbroker at 28 E Capital with commentary from Barry Gill, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Mimecast.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 13: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Interest Rate Announcement 

Guest:

Chris Hart
Chief Economist
Investment Solutions

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Segment 3:

Report on Positive Manufacturing Data from China Boosts Global Markets

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 4:

Latest Bureau for Economic Research (BER) / Ernst & Young Festive Season Retail Trends Survey

Guest:

Derek Engelbrecht
Retail and Consumer Products Sector Leader
Ernst & Young South Africa

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Segment 5:

Report on the e-tolls Bill Withdrawn in Parliament and Millions in Fines Owed to the eThekwini Municipality

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 6:

Report on South Africa to Get a Hundred More Transmitter Towers from Eaton Towers  

Reporter:

Kgomotso Mathe

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Segment 7:

Report on the Improvement in SABMiller Results 

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 8:

Commentary on the SABMiller Results, the Reserve Bank Keeping the Repo Rate Unchanged and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Reaching New Levels

Commentator:

Mike Haworth
Managing Director
Applied Capital Insights

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Segment 9:

Report on the Public Hearings for Farmworkers Being Held in the Western Cape

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 10:

Report on the Department of Home Affairs Warning Employers of Employing Immigrant Workers  

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington 

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Segment 11:

New Black Economic Empowerment Regulations could Hurt Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Guest:

Sandra Burmeister
CEO
Landelahni Recruitment Group

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Segment 12:

Commentary on the New Black Economic Empowerment Regulations Affecting Small Medium Enterprises, the Revised Labour Bill and Shanduka to Launch a Wind Power Plant

Commentator:

Mike Haworth
Managing Director
Applied Capital Insights

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Segment 13:

South Africa's Internet Economy

Guests (panel discussion):

Mweene Monze
Executive Architect 
Software Group, IBM

Liron Segev
Writer and Editor
www.TheTechieGuy.com

Sandra Burmeister
CEO
Landelahni Recruitment Group

Lavan Gopaul
Stockbroker
28 E Capital

Commentator:

Barry Gill
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Mimecast

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