JOHANNESBURG – The five best-read stories on Alec Hogg’s BizNews.com, Wednesday, 12 August 2020

1. Cape Town loses court battle to cut Eskom out of the electricity loop

2. Map shows how world sees SA: Covid-19 lockdown is a huge failure

3. Russia has first Covid-19 vaccine; Eskom race row; Sasol; SA-style protest fuels 1,100% stock gain

4. China gets set for another Great Leap Forward as Xi shifts economic gear – Wall Street Journal

5. Airbnb still locked down in SA, but there are IPO plans in the US – Wall Street Journal

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