14 October 2013, Monday

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 three countries meeting over cooperative relations, the south African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) in talks for e-toll courts, Sasol's Senior Group Executive resigns, Pioneer Foods slashing jobs in cost-cut drive, and Eskom getting a $135 million loan to increase solar energy capacity. Glenn also interviewed the newsmakers of the day: Wyndham Hartley, Parliamentary Editor at Business Day on a botched defence contract costing taxpayers R300 million; Gina Schoeman, Emerging Markets Economist at the CitiGroup on the United States debt default deadline; Mo Ibrahim, Founder and Chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation on the launch of the Seventh Ibrahim Index of African Governance; Morne Wilken, CEO of Attacq on its listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange; and Ben Pierre Malherbe, CEO of Calgro on its latest set of financial results. Market analyst for the evening Francois du Plessis, Director of Vega Asset Management provided commentary on South Africa and France signing a R20 billion power plant pact, Eskom getting a $135 million loan, European stocks down on US debt struggle, Gold nearing a three-month low, the youth wage subsidy, and Sanral in talks for e-toll courts. In the second part of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "2014 National General Election" with guests Frans Cronje, CEO of the South African Institute of Race Relations; Dennis George, General Secretary of the Federation of Unions of South Africa; and Advocate Johan Kruger, Director of the Centre for Constitutional Rights with commentary by Daniel Silke, Political Analyst and Director of Political Futures Consultancy.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 13: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Headlines and Indicators

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Segment 2:

Botched Defence Contract Costs Taxpayers R300 million

Guest:

Wyndham Hartley
Parliamentary Editor
Business Day

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Segment 3:

The Macro Week Ahead

Guest:

Gina Schoeman
Emerging Markets Economist
CitiGroup

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Segment 4:

Launch of the Seventh Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG)

Guest:

Mo Ibrahim
Founder and Chair
Mo Ibrahim Foundation

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Segment 5:

Report on the Eastern Economic Development Route

Reporter:

Ayanda Melansi

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Segment 6:

Report on the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) in Talks for e-toll Courts

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 7:

Report on Sasol's Senior Group Executive Resigning

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 8:

Report on Pioneer Foods Slashing Jobs in Cost-cut Drive

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 9:

Attacq Lists on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)

Guest:

Morne Wilken
CEO
Attacq

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Segment 10:

Report on Eskom Obtaining a $135 million Loan for Solar Capacity

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 11:

Calgro M3 Holdings Financial Results

Guest:

Ben Pierre Malherbe
CEO
Calgro

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Segment 12:

Commentary on South Africa and France signing a R20 billion power plant pact, Eskom getting a $135 million loan, European stocks down on US debt struggle, Gold nearing a three-month low, the youth wage subsidy, and Sanral in talks for e-toll courts

Commentator:

Francois du Plessis
Director
Vega Asset Management

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Segment 13:

2014 National General Election (Part One)

Guests (panel discussion):

Frans Cronje
CEO
South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR)

Dennis George
General Secretary
Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa)

Advocate Johan Kruger
Director
Centre for Constitutional Rights

Commentator:

Daniel Silke
Political Analyst and Director
Political Futures Consultancy

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