15 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 the Times Media Group cutting workers, the Sishen Mine expansion could be hit by the rights for rail properties, the South African Revenue Service warning of refund guarantees, and Johnnie Walker making steps further into Africa. Patrick Craven, National Spokesman at the Congress of South African Trade Unions and Tim Harris, Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister of Finance at the Democratic Alliance on the Youth Employment Tax Incentive Bill; Katishi Masemola, General Secretary of the Food and Allied Workers Union on a strike at South African Breweries; and Carlo Gonzaga, CEO of Taste Holdings on its interim results. Market analyst for the evening Ian Cruickshanks, Independent Analyst provided commentary on manufacturing growth, landlords paying for tenants' power theft, Johnnie Walker making steps further into Africa, unions slamming the youth employment bill, Kumba’s Sishen expansion could be hit by rights for rail properties, and the Times Media Group cutting workers at the BDFM unit. In the second part of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "National General Elections 2014" with guests Wayne Thring, New Parliamentary Leader of the African Christian Democratic Party; and Professor Sipho Seepe, Independent Political Analyst with commentary by Ralph Mathekga, Independent Political Analyst.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 10: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Headlines and Indicators

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Segment 2:

Statement on the Youth Employment Tax Incentive Bill

Guests:

Patrick Craven
National Spokesman
Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)

Tim Harris
Member Parliament, and
Shadow Minister of Finance at the Democratic Alliance (DA)

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Segment 3:

Report on the Times Media Group to Cut workers at their BDFM Unit

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 4:

Statement by the Food and Allied Workers Union on Picketing at South African Breweries

Guest:

Katishi Masemola
General Secretary
Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU)

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Segment 5:

Report on the Sishen Expansion Could be Hit by Rights for Rail Properties

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 6:

Report on Johnnie Walker Making Steps Further into Africa

Reporter:

Jonathan Adams

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Segment 7:

Report on the South Africa Revenue Service Warning of Refund Guarantees

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 8:

Taste Holdings Interim Results

Guest:

Carlo Gonzaga
CEO
Taste Holdings

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Segment 9:

Commentary on manufacturing growth, landlords paying for tenants' power theft, Johnnie Walker making steps further into Africa, unions slamming the youth employment bill, Kumba’s Sishen expansion could be hit by rights for rail properties, and the Times Media Group cutting workers at the BDFM unit

Commentator:

Ian Cruickshanks
Independent Analyst

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Segment 10:

2014 National General Election (Part Two)

Guests (panel discussion):

Wayne Thring
New Parliamentary Leader
African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP)

Professor Sipho Seepe
Independent Political Analyst

Commentator:

Ralph Mathekga
Independent Political Analyst

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