5 March 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. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Hennie Heymans, Managing Director at DHL Express South Africa on South African businesses urged to review logistics costs to abort rising fuel prices; Jonathan Goldberg, Legal Team Member at Kirchmanns Inc on the Labour Relations Act challenged in court; Merina Willemse, Economist at the Efficient Group on the Producer Price Inflation figures for January from Statistics South Africa; and CEOs Sizwe Nxasana of FirstRand, Markus Jooste of Steinhoff International and Mustag Brey of Brimstone on their companies' financial results. Market Analyst for the evening Mohammed Nalla, Strategic Analyst at Nedbank Capital provided commentary on e-tolling in Gauteng, Lonmin on the strike at Marikana, Capitec’s trading update, the movement of the Rand and the FirstRand results. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Food Security in South Africa" with guests Vivian Atud, Economist at the Free Market Foundation; Omri van Zyl, Agriculture Industry Leader at Deloitte; Mandla Nkomo, CEO of Technoserve; and Hans van der Merwe, CEO of Agri South Africa with commentary from Rudi van Niekerk, Investment Advisor at Agri-Vie.

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:

Challenging the Constitutionality of the Labour Relations Act

Guest:

Jonathan Goldberg
Legal Team Member
Kirchmanns Incorporated

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Segment 3:

Latest Producer Price Inflation Figures from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

Guest:

Merina Willemse
Economist
Efficient Group

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Segment 4:

FirstRand Interim Financial Results

Guest:

Sizwe Nxasana
CEO
FirstRand

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Segment 5:

Steinhoff Interim Financial Results

Guest:

Markus Jooste
CEO
Steinhoff International

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Segment 6:

Brimstone Annual Financial Results

Guest:

Mustaq Brey
CEO
Brimstone

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Segment 7:

Petmin Interim Financial Results

Guest:

Bradley Doig
Director for Business Development
Petmin

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Segment 8:

South African Businesses Urged to Review Logistics Costs to Absorb Rising Fuel Prices

Guest:

Hennie Heymans
Managing Director
DHL Express South Africa

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Segment 9:

Commentary on e-tolling in Gauteng, Lonmin on the Strike at Marikana, Capitec Trading Update, the Movement of the Rand and the FirstRand Results

Commentator:

Mohammed Nalla
Strategic Analyst
Nedbank Capital

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Segment 10:

Food Security in South Africa

Guests (panel discussion):

Vivian Atud
Economist
Free Market Foundation

Omri van Zyl
Agriculture Industry Leader
Deloitte

Mandla Nkomo
CEO
Technoserve

Hans van der Merwe
CEO
Agri South Africa

Commentator:

Rudi van Niekerk
Investment Advisor
Agri-Vie

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