2 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 local strike action. Glenn also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Andre Coetzee, Managing Director of the Institute of Purchasing and Supply on manufacturing activity; Wessel Steffen, Head of Vehicle and Commercial Asset Finance at Absa on the latest vehicle sales figures; Toby Shapshak, Editor of Stuff Magazine on a R130 billion deal between Verizon and Vodaphone; Natasha Michael, Member of Parliament, and Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises at the Democratic Alliance on Medupi power plant contracts; David Coleman, Head of Analytics at Experian South Africa on their latest business debt stress report; and Mike Schmidt, CEO of African Rainbow Minerals and Alan Olivier, CEO of Grindrod on their respective companies’ financial results. Market Analyst Nielan Morar, Head of Trading at Global Trader provided commentary on Gold bosses and unions in war of words as strike action looms, a Cape penthouse fetching a record R34.5 million, China home price rise accelerating, African Rainbow Minerals profits halving, the performance of the Rand, and Brent crude oil prices falling. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Property Investment in Africa" with guests Muhammad Joosub, Commercial Manager of the Africa Property Investment Summit; Maurice Mdlolo, Managing Director of Liberty Properties; Leonard Michau, Director and Head of the Africa Operations Broll with commentary by Jacques du Toit, Property Analyst at Absa Home Loans; John Loos, Household and Property Strategist at FNB; and Russel Berkman, Director at Jawitz Properties.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 11: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Headlines and Indicators

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Segment 2:

August Purchasing Managers Index

Guest:

Andre Coetzee
Managing Director
Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)

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Segment 3:

National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) August New Vehicle Sales

Guest:

Wessel Steffen
Head of Vehicle and Commercial Asset Finance
Absa

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Segment 4:

Verizon Poised for $130 billion Vodafone Deal

Guest:

Toby Shapshak
Editor
Stuff Magazine

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Segment 5:

Democratic Alliance to Access Medupi Contracts

Guest:

Natasha Michael
Member of Parliament, and
Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises at the Democratic Alliance (DA)

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Segment 6:

Decline in Overall Debt Stress for Business is Encouraging

Guest:

David Coleman
Head of Analytics
Experian South Africa

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Segment 7:

Report on the Strike Activity in South Africa

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 8:

Grindrod Interim Results

Guest:

Alan Olivier
CEO
Grindrod

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Segment 9:

African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) Year-end Results

Guest:

Mike Schmidt
CEO
African Rainbow Minerals

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Segment 10:

Commentary on gold bosses and unions in a war of words as strike action looms, a Cape penthouse fetching a record R34.5 million, China home price rise accelerating, African Rainbow Minerals profits halving, the performance of the Rand, and Brent crude oil prices falling

Commentator:

Nielan Morar
Head of Trading
Global Trader

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Segment 11:

Property Investment In Africa (Part One)

Guests (panel discussion):

Muhammad Joosub
Commercial Manager
Africa Property Investment Summit

Maurice Mdlolo
Managing Director
Liberty Properties

Leonard Michau
Director, and Head of the Africa Operations
Broll

Commentators:

Jacques du Toit   
Property Analyst   
Absa Home Loans

John Loos
Household and Property Strategist
FNB

Russel Berkman
Director
Jawitz Properties

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