24 July 2013, Wednesday

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 Merafe Resources trading figures, Aquarius Platinum production update and the gold miner wage talks set to continue. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Dennis Dykes, Chief Economist at Nedbank Group on the Consumer Price Inflation figures from Statistics South Africa slowing; Wayne Duvenage, Chairman of the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance on the South African National Roads Agency Limited running out of money; Ian Cruickshanks, Independent Market Analyst on the fuel price expected to rise next month; and Mark Dytor, CEO of AECI on their interim financial results. Market Analyst Charl Bester, Wealth Manager and Director at Kruger International provided commentary on the Medupi protest under control, the Rand near seven-week high ahead of data, the fuel price expected to rise next month, President Jacob Zuma saying the middle class should find a way out and President Robert Mogabe saying Zimbabweans are running the South African economy. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Supporting the Arts and its Contribution to the Economy" with guests Nambitha Mpumlwana, Actress and Businesswoman; Harriet Gavshon, CEO of Quizzical Pictures (formerly Curious Pictures); Jill Girard, Director of the Peoples Theatre; Lynn Joffe, Co-CEO of Adlib and CEO of Creatrix; and Zama Mkosi, CEO of the National Film and Video Foundation with commentary from Leon Louw, Executive Director of the Free Market Foundation.

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:

Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) Figures for June from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

Guest:

Dennis Dykes
Chief Economist
Nedbank Group

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Segment 3:

South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) is Running Out of Money

Guest:

Wayne Duvenage
Chairman
Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA)

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Segment 4:

Fuel Price Expected to Rise Next Month

Guest:

Ian Cruickshanks
Independent Market Analyst

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Segment 5:

Report on Merafe Resources Trading and Aquarius Platinum Production Updates

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 6:

AECI Interim Financial Results

Guest:

Mark Dytor
CEO
AECI

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Segment 7:

Report on the Gold Miner Wage Talks Set to Continue and Boeing Profit Jumps as Plane Sales Soar

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington 

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Segment 8:

Commentary on the Medupi protest, the Rand near seven-week high, the fuel price expected to rise, President Jacob Zuma saying the middle class should find a way out and President Robert Mogabe saying Zimbabweans are running the South African economy

Commentator:

Charl Bester
Wealth Manager
Kruger International

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Segment 9:

Supporting the Arts and its Contribution to the Economy (Part Three)

Guests (panel discussion):

Nambitha Mpumlwana
Actress and Businesswoman

Harriet Gavshon
CEO
Quizzical Pictures (formerly Curious Pictures)

Jill Girard
Director
Peoples Theatre

Lynn Joffe
Co-CEO of Adlib; and
CEO of Creatrix

Zama Mkosi
CEO
National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF)

Commentator:

Leon Louw
Executive Director
Free Market Foundation

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