WEF Africa 2017

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Vanessa Moungar. Community Lead, Regional Strategies chats to Redi about what has been discussed and achieved.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  It has been well documented that the persistence of cash usage comes with material costs to society that range from lost tax revenue and direct cash handling costs to significant adverse impacts to financial inclusion. In addition, cash is the mainstay of the “shadow economy” and its attendant illegal activities, that themselves impose serious costs on society in the form of crime and corruption. To get a sense of the full cost of cash to local consumers EWN's Ilze-Marie Meintjies spoke to Mark Elliott, the division president for Mastercard in Southern Africa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Grootes says Cyrils's speech was a call to action... that we know what to do from here. To move past from "half baked solutions".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Grootes reports on his chat to the Telecommunications Minister about the digitisation of TV going forward, and overviews Team SA's impact at WEF Africa 2017.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Presidents Robert Mugabe and Jacob Zuma were at WEF Africa this morning. Later in the day Eskom Chair Dr Ben Ngubane seemed very unfair with Trevor Manuel's comments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen reports back on his chat to Eskom board chairperson, Dr Ben Ngubane at the World Economic Forum on Africa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Grootes tells Xolani Gwala that Pravin Gordhan is expected at WEF Africa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Grootes, EWN Senior Reporter and Midday Report Host talks about the opening on WEF Africa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thembinkosi Dlamini of Oxfam tells Xolani Gwala that the World Economic Forum (WEF) should include people affected by issues governments hope to tackle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lindiwe Mazibuko, World Economic Forum Young Global Leader speaks to Redi TlhabiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Grootes gives an update on what has happened and is still to happen at the World Economic Forum in Durban.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa begins tomorrow and leaders are expected to discuss ideas on growing African economies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.