Okay, it was an election year, but 2014 saw ever more books on South African politics emerge. Shaun de Waal rounds up the most notable of them.
Sony has debuted the movie online after hackers threatened its release, making it available on YouTube before screenings at 320 independent theatres.
The 18-year-old Antonio Martin was said to be carrying a handgun, which he allegedly pointed at the police officer before the cop opened fire.
The midfielder was left out of the national Afcon squad, even though he asked his English side West Ham United to be released for the 2015 tournament.
The matter of Hawks head Anwa Dramat’s suspension could head to court as questions arise on whether or not his suspension was legal.
Zimbabwe’s new Indigenisation minister says foreigners should feel lucky that they are getting such a large amount of shares in local businesses.
Pending an investigation into Anwa Dramat’s involvement in the illegal rendition of Zimbabweans, he has been suspended, according to a report.
"Michael Brown learned a lesson about a messin’ with a badass policeman," went the song, captured on video on entertainment news website TMZ.
The Department of Basic Education is putting measures in place to ensure schools stop dropping the two critical subjects.
However, the ANC says the lifting on suspensions and sanctions only serves to delay the implementation of sanctions against the 20 EFF members.