Peter Draper, MD of Tutwa Consulting spoke to Business Day TV from Davos to convey a better sense of the sentiment towards the US and how much it being open for business, really matters.

What is the sentiment around South African banks and the country as a whole in Davos? CEO, of one of the country's five largest banks, Mike Brown joins spoke to Business Day TV.

Kingsley Makhubela has an important task in maintaining the Brand that is South Africa. Is he as optimistic as the other CEO's? Makhubela spoke to Alishia Seckam on his views of Brand SA.

Eskom's parliamentary inquiry into state capture kicked off today with Anoj Singh who is now former CFO of the power utility has given his resignation late last night.

Singh is believed to be involved in tender irregularities linked to Gupta-owned companies but he maintains his innocence. Business day writer, Linda Ensor was in parliament and spoke to Business Day TV’s Alishia Seckam for more.

Telkom Chair, Jabu Mabuza has been appointed Chair of crisis-ridden Eskom, BLSA CEO, Bonang Mohale joins us on the line from Davos in Switzerland, on the eve of WEF officially taking off to discuss the hopeful revival and repositioning of the utility

Jacob Zuma's corruption-plagued presidency is drawing closer to the end. Political Analyst, Daniel Silke joins us on the line with his take on whether Zuma will finish his term in office.

Join Simon Brown, Giulietta Talevi and Sasfin Securities' David Shapiro for the first edition of The Week That Was – looking at “The year that may be”. Viceroy runs for cover but let's not forget who the real baddies are; The NPA zombies have put on a great show, the great Cyril love fest continues and if you want to get your rocks off then Clifford Elphick's diamond mine is the place. The retailers are back in vogue and Michael Jordaan is too cool for old school.

The net wealth of South African households increased in the third quarter of last year - a surprising rise after six quarters of decline, this according to the Momentum/Unisa household index. Johann van Tonder, Financial Wellness Researcher and Economist at Momentum joined Leigh Roberts to unpack the index.

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has warned that if Eskom is not dealt with urgently, the economy is in danger of collapsing. Gigaba was speaking at a breakfast prior to next week's World Economic Forum in Davos. His comments came as Business Day reported that Eskom is in secret talks on a golden handshake for Matshela Koko, who was recently brought back from suspension. Steven Gunnion caught up with Eskom spokesperson, Khulu Phasiwe for clarity on the matter.

The Reserve Bank kept interest rates unchanged at 6.75% on Thursday, at its first monetary policy meeting for the year. Although governor Lesetja Kganyago was upbeat that the country's economic growth outlook is looking more positive, he says it still remains fragile and exposed to risks including policy uncertainty. Alishia Seckam spoke to Razia Khan, Chief Economist for Africa and Middle East at Standard Chartered to make sense of the Reserve Bank’s decision.