JOHANNESBURG – The five best read stories on Alec Hogg’s BizNews.com, 16 February 2016:

1. Meet Ian Whitley: Duarte son-in-law, Gupta ally, jobless to FinMin advisor.

2. Helen Zille’s optimistic – SA made 300 years of progress in a week

3. Tim Noakes: SA’s dietary guidelines dish up ‘misguidelines’

4. How world sees SA: Guptas pulled levers of State to grab Glencore’s Optimum

5. Mailbox: SA on path to socialist, communist heaven. Stand up Business.

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