JOHANNESBURG - The five best read stories on Alec Hogg's BizNews.com, August 5 2014:

1. Where have all of SA's boffins gone? Why our education system is failing the smartest kids

2. Land of opportunity beyond Rooibosch Curtain: More brilliance from Bruggemans

3. South African economy: Half-time pep talk for Team SA - entrepreneur

4. Seven deadly investment risks. Quick wealth-building tips

5. Afriforum say pamphlets at North West University "incite violence against Afrikaans people"

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