30 July 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 Village Main Reef suspending financial assistance to Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mining Company. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Laura Campbell, Economist at Econometrix on the Quarterly Labour Force Survey from Statistics South Africa; Martin Welz, Editor of Noseweek on the possibility that Global Traders online platform is a scam; Chris Hattingh, Leader in the North West Province at the Democratic Alliance on the African National Congress’ defiance of the court order; Dave Hodnett, Financial Director at Absa on their interim financial results; Alwyn van der Merwe, Director of Investments at Sanlam Private Investments on their quarterly survey; and Sandile Simelane, Spokesman at Transnet Freight Rail on their new wagon train service. Market Analyst Simon Brown, CEO and Founder of JustOneLap.com provided commentary on Absa shares tanking, jobless tally jumping to new high, state firms forking out millions for youth and Barclays raising over twelve billion Euros. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Zimbabwe’s 2013 General Elections" with guests Kameel Premhid, Spokesman at the Helen Suzman Foundation; Dr Judy Smith-Höhn, Programme Manager with the Global Powers and Africa Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs; and Kuseni Dlamini, Businessman, Former CEO of Old Mutual Emerging Markets and a Member of the National Council of the South African Institute of International Affairs with commentary from Teldah Mawarire, Editor of the Zimbabwe Edition at the Mail & Guardian; and Obed Bapela, Chairman of the NEC Sub-Committee on International Relations at the African National Congress.

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:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

Guest:

Laura Campbell
Economist
Econometrix

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Segment 3:

Rough Trade: Global Traders Online Platform Possible Scam

Guest:

Martin Welz
Editor
Noseweek

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Segment 4:

Absa Interim Financial Results

Guest:

Dave Hodnett
Financial Director
Absa

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Segment 5:

African National Congress (ANC) Defies Court Order Refusing to Vacate Tlokwe Offices

Guest:

Chris Hattingh
Leader in the North West Province
Democratic Alliance (DA)

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Segment 6:

Report on Village Main Reef Suspending Financial Assistance to Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mining Company

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 7:

Sanlam Private Investments Quarterly Briefing on Short Term Uncertainty and Longer Term Investment Expectations

Guest:

Alwyn Van Der Merwe
Director of Investments
Sanlam Private Investments

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Segment 8:

Transnet Unveils Two Hundred Wagon Train Service on its Export Coal Line

Guest:

Sandile Simelane
Spokesman
Transnet Freight Rail


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Segment 9:

Commentary on Absa shares tanking, jobless tally jumping to new high, state firms forking out millions for youth and Barclays raising over twelve billion Euros

Commentator:

Simon Brown
CEO and Founder
JustOneLap.com

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Segment 10:

Zimbabwe's 2013 General Elections (Part Two)

Guests (panel discussion):

Kameel Premhid
Spokesman
Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF)

Dr Judy Smith-Höhn
Programme Manager with the Global Powers and Africa Programme
South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

Kuseni Dlamini
Businessman,
Former CEO of Old Mutual Emerging Markets, and
Member of the National Council of the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

Commentators:

Teldah Mawarire
Editor of the Zimbabwe Edition
Mail & Guardian

Obed Bapela
Chairman of the NEC Sub-Committee on International Relations
African National Congress (ANC)

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