JOHANNESBURG - The five best read stories on Alec Hogg's BizNews.com, Sunday, August 17 2014:

1. UPDATED: 36One's JP Verster - Why Abil shares are worth zero.

2. SA poverty trap: Abil is tip of iceberg. Brilliant analysis by Shawn Hagedorn

3. Allan Gray CIO Ian Liddle: Why we bought Abil shares last Thursday

4. SA Reserve Bank: Moody's made mistake downgrading Capitec

5. Capitec's downgrade by Moody's: Bank appalled by "total knee jerk reaction"

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