30 April 2013, Tuesday

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 Lonmin shutting one of its furnaces for a month, and Eurozone unemployment rising to record levels. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Adam Orlin, CEO of Blue Strata on the trade statistics for March; Jacques du Toit, Property Analyst at Absa Home Loans on credit and mortgage advances; Mpumi Sithole, Media and External Relations Manager at Anglo American Platinum for an update on its restructuring process; Ray Stride, Managing Director of Global Continuity South Africa on electricity supply in Winter; and Chris Greager, National Director of Operations at the Electrical Contractors' Association of South Africa on electrical safety in the country. Market commentator for the evening Viv Govender, Senior Analyst at Vunani Private Clients provided commentary on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange firming up barring the situation with the miners, credit growth slowing, the European Union protecting savers from bank collapses, and Germany investing more in Africa. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "boosting SMEs in South Africa" with guests Toby Shapshak, Editor at Stuff Magazine; Luke Mckend, Country Manager at Google; and Darren Oxlee, Partner Territory Manager at Microsoft South Africa with commentary by Ray Stride, Managing Director of Global Continuity South Africa.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 10: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

March Trade Statistics from the South African Revenue Service (SARS)

Guest:

Adam Orlin
CEO
Blue Strata

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Segment 3:

Credit and Mortgage Advances

Guest:

Jacques du Toit
Property Analyst
Absa Home Loans

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Segment 4:

Update on the Anglo American Platinum Restructuring Proposals Consultation Process

Guest:

Mpumi Sithole
Media and External Relations Manager
Anglo American Platinum

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Segment 5:

Report on Lonmin Shutting a Furnace for a Month

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 6:

Eskom Power Outages Threaten Local Business Continuity In Winter

Guest:

Ray Stride
Managing Director
Global Continuity South Africa

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Segment 7:

Poor Policing of Electrical Safety Puts the South African Public at Risk

Guest:

Chris Greager
National Director of Operations
Electrical Contractors' Association of South Africa (ECASA)

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Segment 8:

Report on the Eurozone Unemployment Hitting Record High

Reporter:

Lee Kern

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Segment 9:

Commentary on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Firming Up Barring the Situation with the Miners, Credit Growth Slowing, the European Union Protecting Savers from Bank Collapses, and Germany Investing More in Africa

Commentator:

Viv Govender
Senior Analyst
Vunani Private Clients

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Segment 10:

Boosting SMEs in South Africa (Part Two)

Guests (panel discussion):

Toby Shapshak
Editor
Stuff Magazine

Luke Mckend
Country Manager
Google

Darren Oxlee
Partner Territory Manager
Microsoft South Africa

Commentator:

Ray Stride
Managing Director
Global Continuity South Africa

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30 April 2013, Tuesday

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