JOHANNESBURG - The five best read stories on Alec Hogg's Biznews.com, Thursday, July 24 2014:

1. African Spring: What SA labour leaders really want? Brilliant analysis of unions

2. Be afraid: Millions of jobs to disappear. Stark warning

3. UPDATE. Air Algerie plane has crashed - aviation official

4. Launched: Alfa 4C

5. Social media data: the dark side. Where Insensitive Jerk Legal Firm, and others, hunt

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