1 October 2013, Tuesday

In this edition of Classic Business at 18h00, Anchor Glenn Lewington broadcast a half hour news bulletin featuring the top Business stories of the day followed by up-to-date financial indicators including strikes at Amplats and in the automotive sector continuing, and the appointment of a new Tax Ombudsman. Glenn also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Abdul Davids, Head of Research at Kagiso Asset Management on the September Kagiso Purchasing Managers Index; Robyn Chalmers, Head of Media and Communications at South African Breweries on wage negotiations at the company; Isaac Matshego, Economist at the Nedbank Group on the latest New Vehicle Sales figures; Annabel Bishop, Group Economist at Investec on the United States Government shutdown; Rian du Plessis, CEO of Phumelela Gaming and Eileen Wilton, Interim CEO of Gijima on the respective companies’ financial results; and Selby Bokaba, Executive Director of Strategic Communication at the City of Tshwane on the rolling out of its smart metre programme. Market analyst for the evening Charl Bester, Wealth Manager at Kruger International provided commentary on Amplats workers still fighting retrenchments, motorists paying for petrol attendant pay hikes, and the United States Government shutdown. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "e-tolls Revisited" with guests Andrew Marsay, Independent Transport Economist; Mike Schussler, Chief Economist at Economists.co.za; Kallie Kriel, Executive Director of AfriForum; and Dr Roelof Botha, Independent Economic Advisor with commentary by Neil Roets, CEO of Debt Rescue.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 12: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Headlines and Indicators

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Segment 2:

September Kagiso Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)

Guest:

Abdul Davids
Head of Research
Kagiso Asset Management

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Segment 3:

Wage Negotiations at South African Breweries Continue

Guest:

Robyn Chalmers
Head of Media and Communications
South African Breweries

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Segment 4:

Report on the Amplats and Automotive Sector Strike Continuing

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 5:

New Vehicle Sales

Guest:

Isaac Matshego
Economist
Nedbank Group

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Segment 6:

United States Government Shutdown

Guest:

Annabel Bishop
Group Economist
Investec

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Segment 7:

Report on Tax Ombudsman Appointed

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 8:

Phumelela Annual Results

Guest:

Rian du Plessis
CEO
Phumelela

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Segment 9:

Gijima Year-end Financial Results

Guest:

Eileen Wilton
Interim CEO
Gijima

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Segment 10:

Tshwane Rolls Out its Smart Metre Programme

Guest:

Selby Bokaba
Executive Director of Strategic Communication
City of Tshwane

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Segment 11:

Commentary on Amplats workers still fighting retrenchments, motorists paying for petrol attendant pay hikes, and the United States Government shutdown

Commentator:

Charl Bester
Wealth Manager
Kruger International

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Segment 12:

e-tolls Revisited (Part Two)

Guests (panel discussion):

Andrew Marsay
Independent Transport Economist

Mike Schussler
Chief Economist
Economists.co.za

Kallie Kriel
Executive Director
AfriForum

Dr Roelof Botha
Independent Economic Advisor

Commentator:

Neil Roets
CEO
Debt Rescue

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