BRICS leaders announced the admission of six new countries - Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt as the full members. Ramaphosa noted that this was just the first round of expansion of BRICS, hinting that more rounds may follow. With at least 22 countries had formally applied to join the grouping, BRICS currently "represents more than 40% of the world's population. This evening we unpack: 
HOW will this BRICS 'growth' impact how the world engages with BRICS Countries? 

Oliver Dickson spoke to Dr Chris Isike- Professor of African Politics and International Relations in the Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
as well as Director, African Center for the Study of the US, University of Pretoria