Indonesia’s search for the missing AirAsia plane with 162 passengers on board has been suspended due to nightfall and will resume at first light.
It was a roller coaster year for SA sport and while there were multiple performances to celebrate, 2014 will also be remembered for its tragedies.
According to a leaked letter, suspended Hawks boss Anwa Dramat has offered to take early retirement on condition that his suspension is reversed.
An AirAsia plane with 162 people on board has gone missing en route from Indonesia to Singapore in the third crisis for a Malaysian carrier this year.
North Korea has compared President Barack Obama to a monkey and blamed the US for shutting down its internet amid the row over "The Interview".
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels are set to complete a swap of hundreds of prisoners as part of a new push for peace.
Four missed wicket chances have allowed the Proteas to build up steam, heading into the tea break with just one wicket lost.
Lauded by moviegoers who champion free speech, the fictional account of two talk show hosts plotting to kill Kim Jong-un was sold out in theatres.
At its departure, the boat embarked 39 people, but they took more passengers on board along the way, said a government spokesperson.
Johan Booysen pointed out a recent court interdict that prevented him from "inter alia being transferred, suspended or dismissed".