16 September 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 the ongoing strike by petrol attendants. Glenn also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Dr Martyn Davies, CEO of Frontier Advisory on the latest Mastercard Consumer Confidence Index; Gina Schoeman, Emerging Market Economist at the Citi Group on what to expect this week in the world of economics; Kevin Hedderwick, CEO of Famous Brands on their move into Africa; Rob Baker, Co-founder of South Africa.To on the battle for domestic airspace; Annette Steyn, Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries at the Democratic Alliance; Matthew Brink, Spokesman and Judge at the Loeries on the lead up to the awards; and Chimene Chetty, Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship at the Wits Business School on their partnership with Grandpa to help spaza shop owners. Market Analyst Charl Bester, Wealth Manager at Kruger International provided commentary on MTN lowering international call rates, Famous Brands buying 49% of Mr Bigg's in Nigeria, local low cost airlines, Libya struggling to resume oil exports, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange reversing earlier gains, and Anglo American pulling out of an Alaskan copper project. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Basic Education" with guests Videsha Proothveeraj, Country Manager at Intel South Africa; Jonathan Snyman, Researcher at the South African Institute of Race Relations Unit for Risk Analysis; Roger Dickinson, CEO of Chesskids Academy and the Spell It Literacy Programme; Johann Engelbrecht, Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Pretoria, and Executive Director of the SA Mathematics Foundation; and Mathanzima Mweli, Acting Deputy Director General of Curriculum, Policy, Monitoring and Support at the Department of Basic Education with commentary by Peter Bruce, Editor in Chief at Business Day.

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:

Mastercard Consumer Confidence Survey

Guest:

Dr Martyn Davies
CEO
Frontier Advisory

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Segment 3:

The Macro Week Ahead and the Federal Reserve Bank Chair Decision

Guest:

Gina Schoeman
Emerging Market Economist
Citi Group

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Segment 4:

Report on the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) Petrol Strike Continuing

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 5:

Famous Brands Moves Into Nigeria

Guest:

Kevin Hedderwick
CEO
Famous Brands

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Segment 6:

The Battle for Domestic Airspace Continues

Guest:

Rob Baker
Co-founder
South Africa.To

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Segment 7:

The Health of South African Farm Animals could Cost Billions in Lost Export Revenue a Year

Guest:

Annette Steyn
Member of Parliament, and
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries at the Democratic Alliance (DA)

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Segment 8:

2013 Loeries

Guest:

Matthew Brink
Spokesman, and Judge
Loeries

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Segment 9:

Commentary on MTN lowering international call rates, Famous Brands buying 49% of Mr Bigg's in Nigeria, local low cost airlines, Libya struggling to resume oil exports, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange reversing earlier gains, and Anglo American pulling out of an Alaskan copper project

Commentator:

Charl Bester
Wealth Manager
Kruger International

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Segment 10:

Basic Education (Part One)

Guests (panel discussion):

Videsha Proothveeraj
Country Manager
Intel South Africa

Jonathan Snyman
Researcher
South African Institute of Race Relations Unit for Risk Analysis

Roger Dickinson
CEO
Chesskids Academy, and the Spell It Literacy Programme

Johann Engelbrecht
Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Pretoria, and
Executive Director of the South African Mathematics Foundation

Mathanzima Mweli
Acting Deputy Director General of Curriculum, Policy, Monitoring and Support
Department of Basic Education

Commentator:

Peter Bruce
Editor in Chief
Business Day

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