JOHANNESBURG - The five best read stories on Alec Hogg's BizNews.com, Thursday, April 9 2015:

1. Eskom has slashed R400bn off SA's economy in last seven years

2. "Investors must pay for exploiting Africa's mineral wealth" - Mugabe

3. SAPO's answer to lower demand - hike the price. Huh?

4. Anchor Capital: Essential market review, 9 April

5. As Rhodes statue falls, white backlash rises

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