JOHANNESBURG – The five best read stories on Alec Hogg’s BizNews.com, Friday, 11 March 2016:

1. Jonas turned down Zupta FinMin offer; Van Rooyen was backup choice – report

2. EFF’s Shivambu: Zuma v Gordhan is because of Guptas “moving R2bn to Dubai”

3. Mailbox: My new ‘smartmeter’. My R563 000 electricity bill.

4. Canada sells off gold reserves – a ‘Brown’s Bottom’ repeat?

5. Bloomberg View: fearful of saturated fat in food? Fear not!

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