JOHANNESBURG – The five best read stories on Alec Hogg’s BizNews.com 3 December 2015:

1. Foreign shareholders now control almost half the JSE’s Top 40 companies

2. Stellenbosch Uni’s defence of Afrikaans wins day; but what’s true motive?

3. 26 “deals” mostly MOUs; Transnet, Eskom get half the $6.5bn loaned by China

4. New CEO Nhleko pulls a rabbit out the hat; MTN Nigerian fine cut by $1.8bn

5. Springbok coach: Three candidates, all with initials AC, to replace Heyneke

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