8 April 2013, Monday

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 a production update from Harmony Gold. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Fred Nel, Member of the Provincial Legislature, and Gauteng Local Government Spokesman at the Democratic Alliance on the Mid-Vaal boundary; Ian Cruickshanks, Independent Analyst on the death of Margaret Thatcher; Jacques du Toit, Property Analyst at Absa Home Loans on their latest House Price Index; Sisa Ntshona, Head of Enterprise Development and Business Banking at Absa on their latest Small Medium Enterprise Index; Stephen Kennedy-Good, Director at Norton Rose on the mechanics of take-overs and how the hostile bid process works; Natalie Davies, Head of the Interim Management Business at Cycan on the thinking preferences and behavioural styles of business leaders in South Africa; and Susan Potgieter, Commercial Crime General Manager at the South African Banking Risk information Centre on a new identity scam. Market Analyst for the evening Francois du Plessis, Director at Vega Capital provided commentary on the performance of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the firmer Rand over the last few weeks, an uptick in oil prices and South Africa’s net gold and foreign reserves. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "Gas Week 2013" with guests Busie Mhlanga-Mjimba, Senior Project Manager on Conferences at IIR South Africa; John Langhus, Commercial Director at Sunbird Energy; and Tristen Taylor, Project Coordinator at Earthlife Africa with commentary from Paul Eardley-Taylor, Head of Oil and Gas Southern Africa at Standard Bank.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 11 FULL PROGRAMME 

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Gauteng Municipal Demarcation Consultation a Sham

Guest:

Fred Nel
Member of the Provincial Legislature, and
Gauteng Local Government Spokesman for the Democratic Alliance (DA)

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Segment 3:

Margaret Thatcher, Britain's First Female Prime Minister has Died

Guest:

Ian Cruickshanks
Independent Analyst

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Segment 4:

Absa House Price Index for March 2013

Guest:

Jacques du Toit
Property Analyst
Absa Home Loans

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Segment 5:

Third Quarterly Small Medium Enterprise (SME) Index Results

Guest:

Sisa Ntshona
Head of Enterprise Development and Business Banking
Absa

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Segment 6:

Report on the Harmony Production Update

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 7:

Mechanics of Take-overs and How the Hostile Bid Process Works

Guest:

Stephen Kennedy-Good
Director
Norton Rose

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Segment 8:

Thinking Preferences and Behavioural Styles of Business Leaders in South Africa

Guest:

Natalie Davies
Head of the Interim Management Business
Cycan

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Segment 9:

Banks Warning off Identity Theft

Guest:

Susan Potgieter
Commercial Crime General Manager
South African Banking Risk information Centre (Sabric)

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Segment 10

Commentary on the Performance of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Firming of the Rand and an Uptick in Oil

Commentator:

Francois du Plessis
Director
Vega Capital

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Segment 11:

Gas Week 2013 (Part One)

Guests (panel discussion):

Busie Mhlanga-Mjimba
Senior Project Manager on Conferences
IIR South Africa

John Langhus
Commercial Director
Sunbird Energy

Tristen Taylor
Project Coordinator
Earthlife Africa

Commentator:

Paul Eardley-Taylor
Oil and Gas Southern Africa
Standard Bank

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