JOHANNESBURG - The five best read stories on Alec Hogg's BizNews.com, Wednesday, April 1 2015:

1. The Conversation to launch in Africa under former FM editor Caroline Southey

2. Trevor Noah to replace Jon Stewart on The Daily Show

3. Like uncle like nephew: There's a dark side to this Aurora

4. Made of gold: Gold Fields pays top execs R176m

5. Da Silva: FSB investigating "suspicious" Kellermann investments into SA

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