11 April 2013, 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 day’s news including the proposed launch date for e-tolling. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Mike Schussler, CEO of Economists.co.za on the latest BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index; Neren Rau, CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry on its latest trade conditions survey; Rian du Plessis, CEO of Phumelela on their interim financial results; Annabel Bishop, Group Economist at Investec on February manufacturing data from Statistics South Africa; Graham Stokoe, Head of Africa Private Equity at Ernst & Young on harvesting growth in Africa; Rory Ord, Head of RisCura Fundamentals on their Bright Africa report; Jonas Schoefe, Account Executive at the Hackett Working Capital on a working capital study on the Mining sector; Dr Greg Davies, Head of Behavioural and Quantitative Investment Philosophy at Barclays on a behavioural approach to portfolio management; and Paul Whitburn, Portfolio Manager at RE:CM on bank valuations. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Gas Week 2013" with guests Thomas Murphy, Co-Director at the Penn State Marcellus Centre for Outreach and Research; Jim Ladlee, Associate Director at Penn State Marcellus Centre for Outreach and Research, and Director for the Special Initiatives Shale Training and Education Centre; and Oliver Barker, Director at Banzi Geotechnics with commentary by Bonang Mohale, Country Chairman and Vice President of Shell South Africa; and Shaazia Bhailall, Project Manager at the Department of Waste Management Services at the Ekurhuleni Municipality.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 12: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Report on the Countdown Beginning for e-tolling Roll-out

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 3:

March BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (BETI)

Guest:

Mike Schussler
CEO
Economists.co.za

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Segment 4:

South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) Trade Conditions Survey

Guest:

Neren Rau
CEO
SACCI

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Segment 5:

Phumelela Interim Financial Results

Guest:

Rian du Plessis
CEO
Phumelela

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Segment 6:

February Manufacturing Data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

Guest:

Annabel Bishop
Group Economist
Investec

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Segment 7:

Harvesting Growth in Africa

Guest:

Graham Stokoe
Head of Africa Private Equity
Ernst & Young