7 June 2013, Friday

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 Microsoft investing millions into South Africa. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Mmusi Maimane, National Spokesman at the Democratic Alliance on funding the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance in support of the e-toll court case; Kevin Lovell, CEO of the South African Poultry Association, and Chris Hart, Chief Economist at Investment Solutions on the court application for information pertaining to an increase in chicken import duty costs disrupting an internal process; Gary Ronald, Public Affairs Director at the Automobile Association on a possible petrol hike in the future; Kameel Premhid, Spokesman at the Helen Suzman Foundation on taking the Judicial Service Commission to court; Andries van Heerden, CEO of Afrimat on their increased offer for Infrasors; Tristen Taylor, Project Coordinator at Earthlife Africa on how currency volatility is likely to affect South Africa’s energy future; and Philip Panaino, Division President at MasterCard South Africa on their Global Destination Cities Index. Market commentator for the evening Rob Spanjaard, Portfolio Manager and Investment Director at Rezco Asset Management provided commentary on bonds softening on a weaker Rand, the Rand drifting weaker, United States data in focus, and the chicken price war.

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:

Democratic Alliance (DA) to Fund the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) e-toll Court Case

Guest:

Mmusi Maimane
National Spokesman
DA

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Segment 3:

Response to Meat Importer/Exporter Poultry Investigation

Guests:

Kevin Lovell
CEO
South African Poultry Association (SAPA)

Chris Hart
Chief Economist
Investment Solutions

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Segment 4:

Petrol Relief for Motorist Could be Short-lived

Guest:

Gary Ronald
Public Affairs Director
Automobile Association (AA)


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Segment 5:

The Helen Suzman Foundation Takes Judicial Service Commission to Court

Guest:

Kameel Premhid
Spokesman
Helen Suzman Foundation

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Segment 6:

Afrimat Increases Offer for Infrasors

Guest:

Andries van Heerden
CEO
Afrimat

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Segment 7:

Report on Microsoft Investing 146 Million Rand in South Africa

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington 

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Segment 8:

Currency Volatility and South Africa’s Energy Future

Guest:

Tristen Taylor
Project Coordinator
Earthlife Africa

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Segment 9:

MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index (GDCI)

Guest:

Philip Panaino
Division President
MasterCard South Africa

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Segment 10:

Commentary on Bonds Softening on the Weaker Rand, the Rand Drifting Weaker, United States Data in Focus and the Chicken Price War

Commentator:

Rob Spanjaard
Portfolio Manager and Investment Director
Rezco Asset Management

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