15 July 2013, Monday

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 Eskom fighting for rights to impose penalties, airlines expressing confidence in the safety of Boeing's 787 Dreamliners, and China's Gross Domestic Product growth slowing. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Frans Cronje, Deputy CEO of the South African Institute of Race Relations on their concerns that the National Development Plan is set to collapse; Gillian Saunders, Principal and Head of Advisory Services at Grant Thornton Johannesburg on the Tourism Business Council of South Africa FNB Tourism Business Index for the second quarter; Lesiba Seshoka, Spokesman at the National Union of Mineworkers on the application to stop Lonmin from de-recognising it being struck off the roll by labour court; and Tim Rutherford, Insurance Sector Spokesman at EY on their Life Insurance Index. Market Analyst Paul Stewart, Head of Asset Management at Grindrod Asset Management provided commentary on stocks gaining on China data, miners helping prop up European shares, Anglo Platinum’s first-half profit almost doubling and observers welcoming Minister Pravin Gordhan’s action. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Financial Planning and Saving for Retirement" with guests Marc Ashton, Editor at FinWeek; Simon Brown, CEO and Founder of JustOneLap.com; Hayley Goodwin Parry, Founder of The Money School; and Elizabeth Lwanga-Nanziri, CEO of the South African Saving Institute with commentary from Independent Analyst and Economist, Tracy Ledger.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 10: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) Reports that the National Development Plan (NDP) is Set to Collapse

Guest:

Frans Cronje
Deputy CEO
SAIRR

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Segment 3:

Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) / FNB Tourism Business Index

Guest:

Gillian Saunders
Principal and Head of Advisory Services
Grant Thornton Johannesburg

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Segment 4:

Report on Eskom Fighting for Right to Impose Penalties

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 5:

Application by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) to Stop Lonmin from De-recognising it was Struck Off the Roll by the Labour Court

Guest:

Lesiba Seshoka
Spokesman
NUM

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Segment 6:

EY Life Insurance Confidence Index

Guest:

Tim Rutherford
Insurance Sector Spokesman
EY

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Segment 7:

Report on China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth Slowing

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 8:

Report on Airlines Expressing Confidence in the Safety of Boeing's 787 Dreamliners

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 9:

Commentary on stocks gaining on China data, miners helping prop up European shares, Anglo Platinum’s first-half profit almost doubling and observers welcoming Minister Pravin Gordhan’s action

Commentator:

Paul Stewart
Head of Asset Management
Grindrod Asset Management

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Segment 10:

Financial Planning and Saving for Retirement – Resource Resilience (Part One)

Guests (panel discussion):

Marc Ashton
Editor
FinWeek

Simon Brown
CEO and Founder
JustOneLap.com

Hayley Goodwin Parry
Founder
The Money School

Elizabeth Lwanga-Nanziri
CEO
South African Saving Institute (SASI)

Commentator:

Tracy Ledger
Independent Analyst and Economist

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