As South Africa gears up to host the 15th BRICS Summit, Busi Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership SA warns that the country's relationship with BRICS should not come at the expense of its trade relationship with the West. Business Day TV spoke to her for more detail on her view ahead of the meeting.

Income from manufacturing production in South Africa increased by 1.6% in 2021, according to the Statistician-General's recent report on the sector's performance. The publication shows that the diesel fuel and automotive segment maintained the largest product position in both 2017 and 2021. Business Day TV spoke to Philippa Rodseth from The Manufacturing Circle for more detail on the sector's performance.

Anglo American Platinum has had a tough six months. The miner had to contend with lower metal prices as well as downbeat production. This hit profits with, headline earnings per share declining 71%, which further resulted in the group slashing its dividend by 85% to R12. Business Day Tv unpacked the numbers with Amplats CEO, Natascha Viljoen.

On this episode of Trade of the Week, founder of Herenya Capital, Petri Redelinghuys provides technical analysis on Aspen, Tiger Brands and Sasol

Pre-pandemic, Kenya was positioned to be one of the top performing economies in the world. The IMF also suggested this earlier this year but things have taken a dramatic turn. On account of worsening macroeconomic conditions, ratings agency Fitch downgraded Kenya's credit rating to negative from stable. Business Day TV spoke to Mpho Molopyane, SSA Senior Economist at Absa CIB for her analysis on Kenya's economic headwind

ANC Chair Panyaza Lesufi is battling to retain power, facing legal challenges to his slim victory and overwhelming demand for limited youth employment spots. Moreover, the ANC's national leadership is re-assessing their alliance with the EFF, potentially endangering their political control in the region. To unpack the politics of it all, Business Day TV spoke to Financial Mail's Natasha Marrian.

The Department of Health is hell-bent on keeping the vaccine contracts that it signed with pharmaceutical manufacturers during the pandemic a secret. Government will head to court to try and keep this detail under wraps amid expired vaccines possibly costing the country R3.9bn. Business Day TV spoke to Alex van den Heever, Wits University health-care governance expert for more detail on the secrecy surrounding these contracts.

BEE is scornfully referred to as a tick box exercise. The Sanlam 2023 Transformation Gauge has affirmed this with its finding that BEE scorecards are not reflective of true transformation on the ground. Business Day TV spoke to Business Times Reporter, Dineo Faku, about economic transformation in South Africa in light of the findings of the report.

Katlego Thaba, Associate Director for Actuarial Insurance Solutions at Deloitte Africa joined Business Day TV to unpack Deloitte's annual insurance industry outlook which outlines trends and developments in the sector.

Bringing Barbie to life in a movie has cost $145 million. The film is expected to bag between $80-$100 million in its opening alone. Business Day TV tallied the cost of making the movie with Zaid Kriel, Executive Editor of leading video game and entertainment website, IGN Africa.