30 September 2013, Monday

In this edition of Classic Business at 18h00, Anchor Glenn Lewington broadcast a half hour news bulletin featuring the top Business stories of the day followed by up-to-date financial indicators including workers at SABMiller downing tools and a strike at Amplats continuing, and deadline looms for the appointment of a new Tax Ombudsman. Glenn also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Jacques du Toit, Property Analyst at Absa Home Loans on credit growth and mortgage advances; Gina Schoeman, Emerging Markets Economist at CitiGroup on the South African Trade Balance and the US Government shutdown; Piet van Zyl, CEO of York Timbers, and Ian Cockerill, CEO of Petmin on the respective companies’ financial results. Market analyst for the evening Mia Kruger, Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Kruger International provided commentary on the new Absa Palladium ETF getting the regulatory nod, a hike in chicken tariffs, and strikes at SABMiller and the Retail Motor Industry. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "e-tolls Revisited" with guests Patrick Craven, Spokesman for the Congress of South African Trade Unions; Wayne Duvenage, Chairman of the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance; and Ian Ollis, Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister of Transport Democratic Alliance with commentary by Howard Dembovsky, National Chairman of the Justice Project South Africa.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 9: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Headlines and Indicators

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Segment 2:

Report on Workers at SABMiller Downing Tools and a Strike at Amplats Continuing

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 3:

Credit Growth and Mortgage Advances

Guest:

Jacques du Toit   
Property Analyst   
Absa Home Loans

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Segment 4:

South Africa's Trade Balance, and the US Government Shutdown and the Debt Ceiling

Guest:

Gina Schoeman
Emerging Markets Economist
CitiGroup

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Segment 5:

York Timbers Annual Results

Guest:

Piet van Zyl
CEO
York Timbers

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Segment 6:

Report on the Deadline Looming for the Appointment of a New Tax Ombudsman

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 7:

Petmin Full-year Financial Results

Guest:

Ian Cockerill
CEO
Petmin

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Segment 8:

Commentary on the new Absa Palladium ETF getting the regulatory nod, a hike in chicken tariffs, and strikes at SABMiller and the Retail Motor Industry

Commentator:

Mia Kruger
Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager
Kruger International

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Segment 9:

e-tolls Revisited (Part One)

Guests (panel discussion):

Patrick Craven
Spokesman
Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)

Wayne Duvenage  
Chairman
Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) 

Ian Ollis
Member of Parliament, and
Shadow Minister of Transport at the Democratic Alliance (DA)

Commentator:

Howard Dembovsky
National Chairman 
Justice Project South Africa

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