JOHANNESBURG – The five best read stories on Alec Hogg’s BizNews.com, Wednesday, July 8 2015:

1. Time to halt BEE – replace with “economic empowerment for the disadvantaged”

2. Papenfus: Oliphant stomping SMMEs: conscious murder or collateral damage?

3. Cees Bruggemans: Forget Greece, Chinese Stock Market Crash the real worry

4. Number up for Lottery operator! Court says Ithuba licence invalid

5. UPDATED RANKING: SA’s 14 universities rated against BRICS – mostly sliding

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