2 May 2013, Thursday

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 the European Central Bank interest rate announcement; Cabinet calling for efforts to reduce electricity consumption; and the completion of the Glencore-Xstrata deal. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Hugo Pienaar, Senior Economist at the Bureau for Economic Research on the latest purchasing managers' index; Chris de Kock, Sales and Marketing Director at WesBank on the latest new vehicle sales figures; John Loos, Household and Consumer Sector Strategist at FNB Home Loans on their latest house price index; William Tankard, Research Director of Precious Metal Supply at Thompson Reuters GFMS on their annual platinum and palladium survey; Marc Wainer, CEO of Redefine Properties on their interim financial results; Estienne de Klerk, Chairman of the REIT Committee for the SA REIT Association on the implementation of the South African Real Estate Investment Trust Structure; Lars Seier Christensen, Founder and Co-CEO of Saxo Bank on the upcoming World Economic Forum on Africa; and Parmi Natesan, Senior Governance Specialist from the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa on local board performance improving. Market commentator for the evening Andrew Flavell, Portfolio Manager at Alpha Wealth provided commentary on the performance of commodities and the Rand, a lawsuit against MTN dropped, and data released from the United States and China. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Boosting SMEs in South Africa" with guests Tracey Webster, CEO of the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship; Marc Ashton, Editor of Finweek; and Moipone Molotsi, Director of the Centre for Small Business Development at the University of Johannesburg with commentary by Willie van Straaten, CEO of !nventec; Hayley Goodwin Parry, Founder of the Money School; and Neville DeLucia, Director of Sales at Dale Carnegie Training.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 14: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Kagiso Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for March of 2013

Guest:

Hugo Pienaar
Senior Economist
Bureau for Economic Research (BER)

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Segment 3:

Report on the European Central Bank (ECB) Cutting Rates

Reporter:

Lee Kern

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Segment 4:

Report on the Cabinet Calling for National Effort to Reduce Electricity

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 5:

National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) Vehicle Sales for April of 2013

Guest:

Chris de Kock
Sales and Marketing Director
WesBank

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Segment 6:

April FNB House Price Index

Guest:

John Loos
Household and Consumer Sector Strategist
FNB Home Loans

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Segment 7:

Thompson Reuters GFMS Annual Platinum and Palladium Survey

Guest:

William Tankard
Research Director of Precious Metal Supply
Thompson Reuters GFMS

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Segment 8:

Report on the Glencore-Xstrata Merger Now Complete

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 9:

Redefine Properties Interim Financial Results

Guest:

Marc Wainer
CEO
Redefine Properties

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Segment 10:

May Marks the Beginning of the South African Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Structure

Guest:

Estienne de Klerk
Chairman of the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Committee
South African Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Association

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Segment 11:

Twenty Third World Economic Forum on Africa

Guest:

Lars Seier Christensen
Founder and Co-CEO
Saxo Bank

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Segment 12:

South African Boards Show Steady Performance Improvement

Guest:

Parmi Natesan
Senior Governance Specialist
Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA)

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Segment 13:

Commentary on the Performance of Commodities and the Rand, Lawsuit Against MTN Dropped, and Data Released from the United States and China

Commentator:

Andrew Flavell
Portfolio Manager
Alpha Wealth

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Segment 14:

Boosting SMEs in South Africa (Part Three)

Guests (panel discussion):

Tracey Webster
CEO
Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship

Marc Ashton
Editor
Finweek

Moipone Molotsi
Director of the Centre for Small Business Development (CSBD)
University of Johannesburg (UJ)

Commentators:

Willie van Straaten
CEO
!nventec

Neville DeLucia
Director of Sales
Dale Carnegie Training

Hayley Goodwin Parry
Founder
The Money School

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