JOHANNESBURG – The five best read stories on Alec Hogg’s BizNews.com, Thursday, 20 October 2016:

1. Pravin’s trumped-up charges – NPA could be forced into humiliating recant

2. Can new Public Protector save South Africa? First speech suggests more talk, less action

3. Gupta inversion: Tuesday’s smile for “day in court” has turned into a snarl

4. South Africa’s top asset managers: Former boutiques now nation’s biggest, best

5. What’s really behind rand volatility? IMF identifies possible drivers

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