JOHANNESBURG – The five best read stories on Alec Hogg’s BizNews.com, Friday, 6 August 2017:

1. Ed Herbst on a ‘panicking’ ANC: Beating yourself up – in and out of court

2. Mailbox: KPMG has violated auditing profession; it must pay the ultimate price

3. True colours: Big media beast Tiso Blackstar slays brave journalist before altar of profits

4. Banks lay down a zero-tolerance corruption line to KPMG – but hold off on severing

5. Mark Ingham: Running rule over hot stock Glencore – has it risen too far?

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