News24.com | Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or for 7th time

Lionel Messi admitted winning the Copa America with Argentina might have been the determining factor in him claiming the men's Ballon d'Or prize for the seventh time after a turbulent year, as Spain's Alexia Putellas took the women's award.



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News24.com | More reports that Omicron appears to cause mild Covid - but too early to say for sure, experts warn

Doctors have noticed that people testing positive for Covid over the past several days tend to have mild symptoms, but this could change as we head into the fourth wave.



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News24.com | Babita Deokaran: Six accused to appear on what would have been her 53rd birthday

On what would have been murdered Gauteng Department of Health official Babita Deokaran's 53rd birthday on Tuesday, the six men charged with her murder are expected back for the continuation of their bail application.



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News24.com | How Covid-19 patients with HIV and cancer may play a key role in the emergence of new variants

There are concerns about virus evolution in immunosuppressed individuals, stressing the need for vaccination and possibly a booster dose.



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News24.com | South Africans devastated over travel ban, some left stranded aboard

Several South Africans reached out to News24 to share their utter disappointment at not being able to travel abroad to see loved ones over the festive season, while others are desperately trying to find flights home.



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News24.com | Eastern Cape man hands himself over to police after allegedly beating girlfriend to death with steel pipe

A Gqeberha man has been arrested after he assaulted his girlfriend with a steel pipe and left her for dead while he went to work, Eastern Cape police say.



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Businessinsider.co.za | TAKE A LOOK | This electrical engineering graduate turns old geysers into braai stands

Matome Maphala converts old geysers into braai stands.



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News24.com | Covid-19: In swipe at China, US praises SA scientists for 'quick identification' of Omicron

The United States has praised South Africa for quickly identifying the new Covid-19 strain called Omicron and sharing this information with the world – a barely veiled slap at China's handling of the original outbreak of the novel coronavirus.



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News24.com | International sport in Southern Africa grinds to a halt over Covid-19

International sport in southern Africa effectively ground to a halt as a result of travel bans caused by the new Omicron coronavirus variant.



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News24.com | Cricket SA CEO on India tour: 'It's still on the cards despite current chaos'

Cricket South Africa's acting chief executive officer Pholetsi Moseki said the much-needed India tour that's scheduled for next month is very much on the cards.



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News24.com | 'Punished for being transparent': Health dept laments knee-jerk reaction amid travel ban

The Department of Health has raised concerns South Africa is bearing the brunt of publicly announcing the new Covid-19 variant, as other countries placed it on the red list.



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News24.com | 'We are determined to do as much as we can to empower military veterans' - Ramaphosa tells Parliament

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is determined to address the challenges faced by military veterans.



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News24.com | Energy top of mind when Ramaphosa will answer questions in National Assembly on Thursday

South Africa's energy crisis is top of mind for MPs when President Cyril Ramaphosa answers questions in the National Assembly the last time this year.



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News24.com | As daily Covid-19 cases rise sharply, the question about the fourth wave is not if, but when

Covid-19 cases are rising again in South Africa, particularly in Gauteng, where the potential fourth wave is expected to start.



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News24.com | MONEY CLINIC | I am unemployed and can't afford my home or car. What should I do about my debt?

A Fin24 reader who's been unemployed since the Covid-19 pandemic is struggling to repay his debt, looking to an expert he questions what his next step should be.



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News24.com | Unathi Nkayi makes TV return to 1Magic amid swirling controversy

Season two of Festive Get-Together in The Life Artois, returns to TV screens on 1 December, hosted by Idols SA judge Unathi Nkayi and chef-restaurateur Alessandro Khojane.



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News24.com | Bathabile Dlamini's plea expected as perjury trial starts today

The trial against the former social development minister, Bathabile Dlamini, is set to begin in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.



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News24.com | Covid-19: Increased Gauteng cases driven by cluster outbreak among students

A "sustained increase" in Covid-19 cases in Gauteng has been driven by a cluster outbreak among students at the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria.



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News24.com | Despite having no coalition agreement, the DA scores surprise mayorship of Joburg

The ANC has been unceremoniously toppled in the City of Johannesburg as the desire to freeze it out of the metro eclipsed a failure by the DA, ActionSA, FF Plus, ACDP, UDM and COPE to form a coalition.



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News24.com | WATCH | CIT heist in North West: Police hunting group who bombed, robbed cash van

North West police have launched a manhunt for a group who bombed and robbed a G4S cash van and fled off with an undisclosed amount of money.



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