3 December 2012, 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 news of the day including the concerns of the Commerce Chamber regarding the farmworkers strikes, Greece launching a bond buyback offer, and AirZim resuming the Bulawayo/Johannesburg route. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Andre Coetzee, Managing Director at the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Africa on the Kagiso PMI for November 2012; John Loos, Household and Property Sector Strategist at FNB Asset Finance on their November House Price Index; Chris Hart, Chief Economist at Investment Solutions on the world economy in trouble; Raymond Parsons, Professor at the Northwest University and Special Policy Advisor to Business Unity South Africa on the possibility that electricity tariffs could be lower; and Peter Maxwell, Director for Taxation Services at Deloitte on the introduction of the Automotive Production and Development Programme in 2013. Analyst for the evening Simon Brown, CEO and Founder of JustOneLap.com 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 the Christmas Economy with guests Jaco Jonker, CEO of Bidorbuy; Gari Dombo, Managing Director at Alexander Forbes Insurance; and John Ridler, Media and Public Relations Manager at Thompsons Holidays with commentary from Andrew Smith, Managing Director of Yuppiechef.

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:

Kagiso Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for November 2012

Guest:

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

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Segment 3:

First National Bank (FNB) November House Price Index Figures

Guest:

John Loos
Household and Property Sector Strategist
FNB Asset Finance

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Segment 4:

Report on the Concerns of the Commerce Chamber Regarding the Farmworkers Strikes

Reporter:

Mosehla Gwangwa

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Segment 5:

Report on Greece Launching a Bond Buyback Offer 

Reporter:

Jonathan Adams

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Segment 6:

Commentary on the Performance of the Rand, the Kagiso Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for November 2012 and the FNB November House Price Index

Commentator:

Simon Brown
CEO and Founder
JustOneLap.com

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Segment 7:

Report on AirZim Resuming the Bulawayo/Johannesburg Route

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington 

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Segment 8:

The World Economy in Deep Trouble

Guest:

Chris Hart
Chief Economist
Investment Solutions

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Segment 9:

Electricity Tariffs Can Be Lowered

Guest:

Raymond Parsons
Professor at the Northwest University, and
Special Policy Advisor to Business Unity South Africa (BUSA)

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Segment 10:

Introduction of the 2013 Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP)

Guest:

Peter Maxwell
Director for Taxation Services
Deloitte

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Segment 11:

Commentary on the United States Talks as the Fiscal Cliff Approaches

Commentator:

Simon Brown
CEO and Founder
JustOneLap.com

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Segment 12:

Christmas Economy

Guests (panel discussion):

Jaco Jonker
CEO
Bidorbuy

Gari Dombo
Managing Director
Alexander Forbes Insurance

John Ridler
Media and Public Relations Manager
Thompsons Holidays

Commentator:

Andrew Smith
Managing Director
Yuppiechef

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