22 August 2013, Thursday

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. Glenn also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Anton Alberts, Parliamentary Spokesman on Transport at the Freedom Front Plus on e-tolls advertising; Lesiba Seshoka, Spokesman for the National Union of Mineworkers on strikes in the construction, mining and automotive sectors; Nick Holland, CEO of Goldfields; Sipho Nkosi, CEO of Exxaro; Grant Pattison, CEO of Massmart Holdings; Michael Mark, CEO of Truworths International; and Brett Kimber, CEO of Afrox on their respective companies’ results. Market Analyst Andrew Flavell, Portfolio Manager at Alpha Wealth provided commentary on the latest China Purchasing Managers Index, the weakening of the Rand, the threat of labour unrest spreading, APM Terminals seeking ports in Africa and Russia, IFC getting a $1 billion Ghana bond programme, and Hewlett Packard swinging to profit. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Farm Murders" with guests Catherine Schulze, Researcher of the South African Institute of Race Relations; Dr Johan Burger, Senior Researcher, and Chercheur Principal of the Crime and Justice Programme at the Institute for Security Studies; Jaco Mulder, Gauteng Provincial Leader of the Freedom Front Plus; and Dianne Kohler Barnard, Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister of Police at the Democratic Alliance with commentary by Koos Mare, Head of the Security Desk for the Agricultural Union of KwaZulu-Natal.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 10: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Headlines and Indicators

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Segment 2:

Freedom Front Plus Approaching the Advertising Standards Authority to Stop the e-toll Advertisements

Guest:

Anton Alberts
Parliamentary Spokesman on Transport
Freedom Front Plus (FFP)

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Segment 3:

Strikes Loom on the Construction, Gold Sites, and Temperatures Rise at Eskom

Guest:

Lesiba Seshoka
Spokesman
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)

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Segment 4:

Goldfields Second Quarter Financial Results

Guest:

Nick Holland
CEO
Goldfields

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Segment 5:

Exxaro Interim Financial Results

Guest:

Sipho Nkosi
CEO
Exxaro

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Segment 6:

Massmart Holdings Financial Results

Guest:

Grant Pattison
CEO
Massmart Holdings

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Segment 7:

Truworths International Annual Results

Guest:

Michael Mark
CEO
Truworths International

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Segment 8:

Afrox Interim Financial Results

Guest:

Brett Kimber
CEO
Afrox

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Segment 9:

Commentary on the China Purchasing Managers Index, the weakening of the Rand, the threat of labour unrest spreading, APM Terminals seeking ports in Africa and Russia, IFC getting a $1 billion Ghana bond programme

Commentator:

Andrew Flavell
Portfolio Manager
Alpha Wealth

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Segment 10:

Farm Murders (Part Four)

Guests (panel discussion):

Catherine Schulze
Researcher
South African Institute of Race Relations / Unit for Risk Analysis

Dr Johan Burger
Senior Researcher, and Chercheur Principal of the Crime and Justice Programme
Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

Jaco Mulder
Gauteng Provincial Leader
Freedom Front Plus (FFP)

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

Commentator:

Koos Mare
Head of the Security Desk
KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union

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