
Girl raped by boys spared jail tells BBC judge’s decision was like ‘rock in my face’
Speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, the girl, who is now 16, said: “What was the point in putting me through that?”
SUNDAY, 24 MAY 2026, 07:19

Speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, the girl, who is now 16, said: “What was the point in putting me through that?”

Instead of policing AI, we should be holding people accountable after they use it irresponsibly.

Five years after a devastating fire, Charlotte Maxeke remains crippled by delays, underspending and bureaucratic warfareas doctors say Public Protector findings reveal a fraction of the crisis.

South Africa’s funeral industry, estimated to be worth billions of rands annually, is increasingly being targeted by mafia-style criminal groups.

ANC chief whip and secretary general in sparring match over who to send to the Phala Phala impeachment committee.

Twenty-one people have been injured, including a 15-year-old boy, with damage reported across all districts of Kyiv.

Ambassadors from fellow-African states will boycott official event over concerns about the safety of their citizens

The same property in different cities will give you different outcomes. Here’s what to consider:

At some stage with the constant influx of cars from China there has to come a time where they will start to look and feel the same.

Officials say a suspect approached a checkpoint near the building and opened fire, and that a bystander was wounded.
Tesla’s upcoming Cybercab “has been certified at 165 Wh/mi,” reports Electrek — which makes it “the most efficient electric vehicle ever produced — by a wide margin.” The next most efficient EV on the market, the Lucid Air Pure, consumes 28% more energy per mile. Tesla VP of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy confirmed the figure, which represents a certified rating — not a marketing claim...
A law firm report into allegations of extortion at City Power has instead implicated utility spokesperson Isaac Mangena in alleged tender interference; towering schoolboy rugby star Sebastian Vermeulen is heading to the Sharks; Mel Viljoen marked her release from US immigration detention with Starbucks coffee; and a comparison of municipal bills in Johannesburg and Cape Town suggests fixed...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s pledge to scrap income tax on overtime is prominent across Sunday’s papers.
Linus Torvalds spoke this week at the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit North America, reports ZDNet — and described how AI is impacting Linux kernel development:”In the last six months, we’ve seen a lot more commits,” Torvalds noted, estimating that “the last two releases, it’s been about 20% more commits than we had in the previous releases over many years…. The real change that...

The video game presents a young Bond before he has earned his “00” spy status.

Six supermarket brand eggs cost £1 in 2022. How much are they now, why have they gone up, and is anyone profiteering?

The actress’s experience caring for her father inspired her to return to education in a new BBC show.

The soaring temperatures could lead to new national May temperature records being set on bank holiday Monday.

Mungiu took home the prestigious Palme D’Or for his film Fjord, a culture-war drama set in Norway.

Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are major importers of used garments from the West and China.

The first ever Enhanced Games are taking place this weekend in Las Vegas, with big names, big money and much controversy.