JOHANNESBURG - The five best read stories on Alec Hogg's BizNews.com, Sunday, April 12 2015:

1. As Rhodes statue falls, white backlash rises

2. Global Investing: Three reasons crude oil isn't soon going back to $100

3. American woman claims world's oldest, supercentenarian crown

4. The Rhodes ruckus: Statues, Names, Inconsistencies and Life's Uncertainties

5. Fired Medupi workers wreak havoc on SA power supply

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