JOHANNESBURG – The five best read stories on Alec Hogg’s BizNews.com, 5 January 2016:

1. Twittercide: Std Bank suspends its economist Chris Hart over “racist” tweet

2. SA’s future at stake: Why all of us must care about Dalindyebo being jailed

3. 16 key questions about 2016: Will SA need an IMF bailout? President Hilary?

4. US Justice Department files law suit threatening Volkswagen with bankruptcy

5. How world sees SA: Destructive Zuma busy hollowing out the Beloved Country

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