The best read articles on biznewz.biz for the week ended August 15:

13 years, 3 big lessons - Alan Knott-Craig on how he'll apply them in life after Mxit - August 10

Was Zuma wrong to congratulate Mugabe? Maybe not - August 12

Why we keep paying more for petrol - even when the price of crude oil falls - August 13

"You're fired Abel" - then comes the awkward pauls as AOL CEO jacks creative director in staff conference call - August 14

Braaivlei, rugby, sunny skies......how do you see South Africa? - August 9

And the top stories that you may have missed from the previous week:

Sandton penthouse a snip at R60m - with pics of what it looks like inside - August 6, 2013

Have Aliens occupied my President's brain? Zuma "profoundly congratulates" Mugabe - August 5

Robyn Louw's story about a mare who taught her human how to grow - August 4

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