JOHANNESBURG - The five best read stories on Alec Hogg's BizNews.com, Wednesday, December 3 2014:

1. SA has a serious talent problem - education, brain drain, and quality of life

2. RECM's Wilhelm Hertzog's contrarian views on the oil price and Steinhoff

3. Leading analyst: What to expect from gold, platinum prices?

4. Petrobras corruption scandal unravelling fast - third tier manager pledges to repay $100m

5. 10x's Steve Nathan says ‘active managers are selling hope'

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