JOHANNESBURG – The five best read stories on Alec Hogg’s BizNews.com, Wednesday, 2 January 2018:

1. When praying for rain becomes pointless – the farmer’s conundrum

2. Blow for Naspers as China will take time to unfreeze Tencent video games

3. BMW G310 R and GS: a pair of entry level bikes to get people riding

4. Morgan Stanley sees hope for battered EM bonds

5. Best of 2018: Cyril take note: Namibia scraps 25% BEE clause with a telling explanation

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