2 August 2013, Friday

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’s elections, Italtile’s trading statement, Toyota raising its profit forecast, a Goldman Sachs trader found guilty of fraud, the Gauteng audit results, India trying to attract retail investment and Italy’s Berlusconi receiving jail time over tax evasion. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Jacques Smalle, Member of Parliament, and Shadow Deputy Minister of Energy at the Democratic Alliance on the Transnet fuel pipeline costs soaring; Trevor Oosterwyk, Communications Manager at Statistics South Africa on their new-look website; Christo Joubert, Senior Researcher of Agro Food Chains at the Market and Economic Research Division for the National Agricultural Marketing Council on the South African Grain and Oilseeds Supply and Demand Estimates Report; Erika van der Merwe, CEO of the South African Venture Capital Association on the global appetite for South African investments; and Johann Kruger, Spokesman for Solidarity on how much government is spending to defend its Affirmative Action Policy in court. Market Analyst Ian Cruickshanks provided commentary on the petrol price rise next week, the US non-farm payroll, the Rand breaching the R10 to the Dollar level, and Sappi and French winemakers eye China vintage.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 13: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Report on the 2013 Zimbabwe General Election

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 3:

Transnet Fuel Pipeline Costs Soar

Guest:

Jacques Smalle
Member of Parliament, and
Shadow Deputy Minister of Energy at the Democratic Alliance (DA)

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Segment 4:

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) Launches New-Look Website

Guest:

Trevor Oosterwyk
Communications Manager
Stats SA

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Segment 5:

Report on the Italtile Trading Statement

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington 

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Segment 6:

Report on Toyota Raising its Profit Forecast

Reporter:

Lee Kern 

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Segment 7:

Report on Goldman Sachs Trader Found Guilty of Fraud

Reporter:

Jonathan Adams 

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Segment 8:

Report on Italy’s Berlusconi Receiving Jail Time Over Tax Evasion

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 9:

South African Grain and Oilseeds Supply and Demand Estimates Report

Guest:

Christo Joubert
Senior Researcher at Agro Food Chains
Market and Economic Research Division
National Agricultural Marketing Council

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Segment 10:

Report on the Gauteng Audit Report and India Trying to Attract Retail Investment

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 11:

Billions have Global Appetite for South African Investments

Guest:

Erika van der Merwe
CEO
South African Venture Capital Association (SAVCA)

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Segment 12:

How Much Government is Spending to Defend its Affirmative Action Policy in Court

Guest:

Johann Kruger
Spokesman
Solidarity

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Segment 13:

Commentary on the petrol price rise next week, the US non-farm payroll, the Rand breaching the R10.00 to the Dollar level, and Sappi and French winemakers eye China vintage

Commentator:

Ian Cruickshanks
Independent Analyst

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