13 June 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 Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) calling off the Lonmin Strike; the South African National Roads Agency Limited facing a fresh e-toll challenge, mobile network rates under scrutiny and the World Bank cutting its growth forecast for China. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Brad Gillis, CEO for Regulated Products at BankservAfrica for their Economic Transaction Index; Neren Rau, CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry on their latest Trade Conditions Survey figures for May; Lyndy van den Barselaar, Managing Director at Manpower South Africa on their Employment Outlook Survey for the Third Quarter of the Year; Sebastien Crozier, CEO of Orange Horizons on their new partnership with Nashua Mobile; Jeremy Sampson, Executive Chairman at Interbrand Sampson on their latest Best Global Green Brands Report; and Brett Landman, Managing Director at Satrix Managers on their investment plan annual administration fee reduction. Market Analyst for the evening Ian Edwards, Wealth Manager at deVere Group provided commentary on regulatory compliance being bad for businesses, Rand volatile in cautious trade, Wall Street sliding over stimulus worries and Lonmin giving full backing to Amcu talks. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Perspectives of Business and Interim Management" with guests Peter Rosema, Managing Partner at NPL Management; Wian Kriel, Director and Partner at Wian Kriel Consulting and Associates and Executive for Human Resources; Suzy Boucher, Managing Executive at the Human Capital Institute Africa; and Matt White, Executive of Brand and Business Development at Cycan with commentary from Bryan Hattingh, Founding Executive at Cycan.

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:

BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (BETI)

Guest:

Brad Gillis
CEO for Regulated Products
BankservAfrica

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Segment 3:

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

Guest:

Neren Rau
CEO
SACCI

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Segment 4:

Report on the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) Calling Off the Lonmin Strike

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 5:

Manpower Employment Outlook Survey for the Third Quarter of the Year

Guest:

Lyndy van den Barselaar
Managing Director
Manpower South Africa

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Segment 6:

Report on the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) Facing a Fresh e-toll Challenge

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 7:

Orange Partners with Nashua Mobile

Guest:

Sebastien Crozier
CEO
Orange Horizons