19 June 2013, Wednesday

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 Zimbabwe stepping up the rollout of cheap petrol. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Chris Hart, Chief Economist at Investment Solutions on the South African Reserve Bank Quarterly Bulletin and Consumer Price Inflation figures for May from Statistics South Africa; Jakkie Olivier, CEO of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation on the National Metalworkers Union of South Africa declaring a dispute with motor retailers; Dirk Hermann, Deputy General Secretary at Solidarity on seeking help with the South African Airways cadet programme; Alan Witherden, Director of Board Services at Amrop Landelahni on the presidential report on state-owned enterprises; Edward Kieswetter, Group CEO of Alexander Forbes on their annual financial results; Warren Watkins, Head of Private Equity at KPMG on their private equity survey; Dr Joël Houdet , Managing Director of Integrated Sustainability Services on accounting for environmental, social and governance risks in equity performance. Market Analyst Chris Gilmour from Absa Investments provided commentary on better-than-expected data boosting the Rand; South Africa's current account deficit narrows; May Consumer Price Inflation figures slow down; and Eskom winning a corporate governance award. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "South Africa’s Arms of Justice" with guests Kameel Premhid, Spokesman for the Helen Suzman Foundation; Reginald Legoabe, Executive Director at the Higher Education Transformation Network; Stanley Ntapane, Chief Whip at the United Democratic Movement; Advocate Johan Kruger, Director of the Centre for Constitutional Rights; and Stuart Theobald; Columnist at Business Day, and Editor at Investors Monthly.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 11: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

South African Reserve Bank Quarterly Bulletin and Consumer Price Inflation Figures for May from Statistics South Africa

Guest:

Chris Hart
Chief Economist
Investment Solutions

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Segment 3:

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) Declares Dispute with Motor Retailers

Guest:

Jakkie Olivier
CEO
Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI)

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Segment 4:

Union Seeks Help on the South African Airways (SAA) Cadet Programme

Guest:

Dirk Hermann
Deputy General Secretary
Solidarity

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Segment 5:

Presidential Report on State-owned Enterprises

Guest:

Alan Witherden
Director of Board Services
Amrop Landelahni

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Segment 6:

Alexander Forbes Full-year Results

Guest:

Edward Kieswetter
Group CEO
Alexander Forbes

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Segment 7:

KPMG Private Equity Survey

Guest:

Warren Watkins
Head of Private Equity
KPMG

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Segment 8:

Report on Zimbabwe Stepping Up After Roll-out of Cheap Petrol

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 9:

Accounting for Environmental, Social and Governance Risks in Equity Performance

Guest:

Dr Joël Houdet
Managing Director
Integrated Sustainability Services

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Segment 10:

Commentary on better-than-expected data boosting the Rand, South Africa's current account deficit narrows, May Consumer Price Inflation figures slow to 5.6%, and Eskom winning a corporate governance award

Commentator:

Chris Gilmour
Analyst
Absa Investments

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Segment 11:

South Africa's Arms of Justice (Part Two)

Guests (panel discussion):

Kameel Premhid
Spokesman
Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF)

Reginald Legoabe
Executive Director
Higher Education Transformation Network

Stanley Ntapane
Chief Whip
United Democratic Movement (UDM)

Advocate Johan Kruger
Director
Centre for Constitutional Rights

Commentator:

Stuart Theobald
Columnist at Business Day, and
Editor of Investors Monthly

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