22 April 2013, Monday

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 ongoing bus strike, and the South African National Roads Agency Limited to build more toll roads. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Hilary Joffe, Spokesman for Eskom on talks about load shedding as Winter approaches; Bryce Thorrol, Head of Country Risk Management for Sub-Saharan Africa at Visa; Rian le Roux, Chief Economist at the Old Mutual Investment Group South Africa on debunking the myth of billions of Rands in cash supposedly being sat on by South African corporates; Anthea Jeffery, Head of Special Research at the South African Institute of Race Relations on the draft Licence Bill; and Piet le Roux, Senior Economics Researcher at the Solidarity Research Institute on their first quarter labour market report. Market commentator for the evening Rob Spanjaard, Portfolio Manager and Investment Director at Rezco Asset Management provided commentary on strikes grounding most Lufthansa flights, the Business Licence bill hurting business, tight electricity supply by Eskom as Winter approaches, the CEO of Anglo American announcing South Africa to be critical for its future, and the weaker Rand. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "South Africa’s Armed Forces" with guests Willie Spies, Legal Representative at AfriForum; Pieter Groenewald, Chief Spokesman on Defence, and Member of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence at the Freedom Front Plus; Pamela Wadi, Sub-Saharan Africa Corporate Investigations at Control Risks with commentary by Captain Andre Katernic from the South African Navy.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 9: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Eskom to Keep Lights on at All Costs

Guest:

Hilary Joffe
Spokesman
Eskom

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Segment 3:

FNB/Visa Security Card Week

Guest:

Bryce Thorrol
Head of Country Risk Management for Sub-Saharan Africa
Visa

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Segment 4:

Debunking the Myth of Billions of Rands in Cash Supposedly Being Sat on by South African Corporates

Guest:

Rian le Roux
Chief Economist
Old Mutual Investment Group South Africa (OMIGSA)

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Segment 5:

Licence Bill Drafted to Possibly Harm Business

Guest:

Anthea Jeffery
Head of Special Research
South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR)

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Segment 6:

Solidarity Research Institute First Quarterly Labour Market Report for 2013

Guest:

Piet le Roux
Senior Economics Researcher
Solidarity Research Institute (SRI)

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Segment 7:

Report on the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) Planning to Build Five More Toll Roads

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 8:

Commentary on Strikes Grounding most Lufthansa Flights, the Business Licence Bill Hurting Business, Tight Electricity Supply by Eskom as Winter Approaches, the CEO of Anglo American Announcing South Africa to be Critical for its Future, and the Weaker Rand

Commentator:

Rob Spanjaard
Portfolio Manager and Investment Director
Rezco Asset Management

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Segment 9:

South Africa's Armed Forces (Part One)

Guests (panel discussion):

Willie Spies
Legal Representative
AfriForum

Pieter Groenewald
Chief Spokesman on Defence, and
Member of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence for the Freedom Front Plus (FFP)

Pamela Wadi
Sub-Saharan Africa Corporate Investigations
Control Risks

Commentator:

Captain Andre Katernic 
South African Navy

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