JOHANNESBURG - The five best read stories on Alec Hogg's BizNews.com, Monday, August 4 2014:

1. Timothy Wood: Gold - the ultimate Rand Hedge

2. Post AKC, too popular Cell C throttling back on customer growth

3. The Lego Movie holds business lesson 101 - there are no rules

4. MTN appoints new group COO and South Africa boss

5. High-income earners, entrepreneurs are resilient to economic decay - expert analysis on South Africa

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