7 August 2013, Wednesday

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 Pick n Pay’s retrenchment drive, and forty percent of Anglogold Ashanti managers facing the axe. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Prof Mthuli Ncube, Chief Economist and Vice President of the African Development Bank on the Economic Outlook Index for 2013; Ryan Tzamtzis, Operations Manager at Spark ATM Systems on their July Cash Index; Peter Attard Montalto, Emerging Market Economist at Nomura on the countdown to the election; and Julian Roberts, CEO of Old Mutual on their interim financial results. Market Analyst Paul Chakaduka, Senior Trader at Global Trader provided commentary on European shares falling on possible Federal Reserve cut, the Rand firming slightly after reserve data, oil prices mixed ahead of US crude report and Asian shares falling. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Successful Women in Celebration of Women's Month" with guests Chantel Cronje, Legal Advisor at Legal and Tax; and Jeanette Hern, Deputy CEO at Grant Thornton with commentary from Nicole van Aswegen, Champion Motorcyclist; and Shirley Wakefield, CEO of Pondering Panda.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 9: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Report on Pick n Pay Embarking on a Retrenchment Drive

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 3:

Report on Forty Percent of AngloGold Ashanti Managers Facing the Axe

Reporter:

Lee Kern 

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Segment 4:

Africa Economic Outlook 2013 Index for Africa Report

Guest:

Prof Mthuli Ncube
Chief Economist and Vice President
African Development Bank

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Segment 5:

July Spark Cash Index (SCI)

Guest:

Ryan Tzamtzis
Operations Manager
Spark ATM Systems

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Segment 6:

South Africa - Nine Months to the Election

Guest:

Peter Attard Montalto
Emerging Market Economist
Nomura

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Segment 7:

Old Mutual Interim Financial Results

Guest:

Julian Roberts
CEO
Old Mutual

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Segment 8:

Commentary on European shares falling on possible Federal Reserve cut, the Rand firming slightly after reserve data, oil prices mixed ahead of US crude report and Asian shares falling

Commentator:

Paul Chakaduka
Trader
Global Trader

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Segment 9:

Successful Women in Celebration of Women's Month (Part Three)

Guests (panel discussion):

Chantel Cronje
Legal Advisor
Legal and Tax

Jeanette Hern
Deputy CEO
Grant Thornton

Commentators:

Nicole van Aswegen
Champion Motorcyclist
Motorsport South Africa

Shirley Wakefield
CEO
Pondering Panda

Natalie Kolbe
Partner
Actis

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