19 March 2013, Tuesday

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 strikes in the mining sector, the SABC board dissolved, and Eskom power supplies remain tight. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: John Loos, Household and Consumer Strategist at FNB Home Loans on their latest FNB Estate Agent Survey; Nicholas Nkosi, Head of Affordable Housing at Standard Bank on first-time homebuyers constituting 80% of all the finance it provides; Jeremy Sampson, Group Executive Chairman of Interbrand Sampson on their top retail business survey; Gary Bell, CEO of Bell Equipment on their annual financial results; Attila Vitai, Managing Director of Telkom Mobile on the launch of Telkom Mobile; and Kate Stubbs, Marketing Executive of Barloworld Logistics on their latest Supply Chain Foresight Survey on Innovation. Market Analyst for the Michael Tonkin from SAXO Capital Markets provided commentary on a bailout of Cyprus, movements in the Japanese Yen, the meeting of the Federal Reserve, and India’s economic growth. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "South Africa’s Culture of Violence" with guests Georgina Alexander, Researcher for Politics, Government and Assets and Incomes at the South African Institute of Race Relations Unit for Risk Analysis; Patrick Craven, National Spokesman for the Congress of South African Trade Unions; Sikhathele Nkala, Community Gender Specialist at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation with commentary by Dianne Kohler Barnard, Member of Parliament, and Shadow Minister of Police at the Democratic Alliance.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 12: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

SABC Board of Directors Dissolved

Reporter:

Lee Kern

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Segment 3:

Latest FNB Estate Agent Survey

Guest:

John Loos
Household and Consumer Sector Strategist
FNB

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Segment 4:

First-time Homebuyers Constitute Almost 80% of all the Finance Provided

Guest:

Nicholas Nkosi
Head of Affordable Housing
Standard Bank

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Segment 5:

Strikes in the Mining Sector

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 6:

Interbrand Top Retail Business Rankings

Guest:

Jeremy Sampson
Group Executive Chairman
Interbrand Sampson

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Segment 7:

Eskom Power Supply Tight

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 8:

Bell Equipment Annual Financial Results

Guest:

Gary Bell
CEO
Bell Equipment

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Segment 9:

Telkom Launches Telkom Mobile

Guest:

Attila Vitai
Managing Director
Telkom Mobile

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Segment 10:

Supply Chain Foresight 2013 Survey on Innovation

Guest:

Kate Stubbs
Marketing Executive
Barloworld Logistics

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Segment 11:

Commentary on the Bailout of Cyprus, Movements in the Japanese Yen, the Meeting of the Federal Reserve and India's Economic Growth

Commentator:

Michael Tonkin
Market Analyst
SAXO Capital Markets

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Segment 12:

South Africa's "Culture of Violence"

Guests (panel discussion):

Georgina Alexander
Researcher for Politics, Government and Assets and Incomes
South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) Unit for Risk Analysis

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

Sikhathele Nkala
Community Gender Specialist
Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation

Commentator:

Dianne Kohler Barnard
Member of  Parliament, and
Shadow Minister of Police for the Democratic Alliance (DA)

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