27 September 2012, 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 news of the day including the latest news regarding wage negotiations with Anglo Platinum and Impala Platinum, Moody's downgrading South Africa’s credit rating, and the truck drivers’ strike. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Steven Ngubeni, CEO of the National Youth Development Agency; Fred Platt, CEO of Accentuate; Alan Coward, CEO of Amalgamated Appliances; and Jan Nelson, CEO of Pan African Resources on their respective companies' financial results. Analyst for the evening, Gerbrand Smit, Fund Manager at NeFG Fund Management provided commentary on various interest points that made the day's headlines. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "South Africa's Mining Crisis" with guests Noah Greenhill, Head of Corporate Finance at Sasfin Capital; Peter Temane, Chairman of the South African Mining Development Association; Viv Govender, Senior Analyst at Vunani Private Clients; Nchakha Moloi, Executive Chairman of Motjoli Resources with commentary by Sara Gon, Operations Manager of the Helen Suzman Foundation; and Dr Tony Harwood; President and CEO of Montero Mining & Exploration.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 12: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Annual Results

Guest:

Steven Ngubeni
CEO
National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)

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Segment 3:

Report on Moody’s Credit Downgrade of South Africa

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 4:

Report on Wage Negotiations at Anglo Platinum and Impala Platinum

Reporter:

Lee Kern