Africa's richest men, Julius Malema (probably for the last time), third world hellholes… We count down the 10 most read business articles of the past year:

10.  10 most indebted nations

It used to be that emerging countries struggled with unsustainable debt. How times have changed. Here are the ten most indebted countries on earth...

9.  Re-nationalise SASOL?

Petrochemical giant Sasol should be re-nationalised, the Food and Allied Workers Union said on Tuesday.

8.  The worst city on Earth

A top research group fingered this capital city as the worst city in the whole wide world, excluding Libya, Iraq and other war zones...

7.  Huge Boeing deal crashes

Ryanair has ended talks with Boeing to buy hundreds of aircraft from the planemaker.

6.  The perfect BEE storm

About to fall on black days, Tokyo? If Sphere's CEO is to be believed, BEE companies are poised to become the first local casualties of the global economic crisis.

5.  Rhema rakes in millions

In these economically trying and troubled times, religion, it seems, is good business.

4.  Prince of mines

It seems a cruel irony that the SA mining industry, which divided race groups and destroyed the social fabric, is responsible for the creation of SA's first black billionaire.

3.  The future of our country

What does the future hold for our beloved country? Global future scenario commentator Clem Sunter discusses four possible scenarios. The High Road or The Low Road?

2.  Businessmen threaten Malema

A group of Limpopo businessmen has threatened to expose companies with links to Malema that they claim had received provincial tenders irregularly.

1.  Africa's richest men

Forbes' dollar billionaire list for 2011 boasts five new African members, including a South African newcomer. We take a look at Africa's richest people...