
AI vigilante trap snares alleged paedophile ex-teacher in France
The 66-year-old handed himself in after an influencer used AI to pose as a 14-year-old girl and broadcast their conversation online.
SUNDAY, 17 MAY 2026, 01:05

The 66-year-old handed himself in after an influencer used AI to pose as a 14-year-old girl and broadcast their conversation online.

Memorial Day isn’t until May 26, but sales on our favorite gear have already started.

Mogotsi said he would not respond to questions because he did not want to incriminate himself.

Lucy Packer is the opposite of every scrum-half stereotype – but she is playing a key role in England’s pursuit of a fifth straight Six Nations Grand Slam.

Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has visited the bereaved family of pedestrians killed in a crash.

Championship clubs vote in favour of moving to a new financial framework of Squad Cost Rules (SCR) from next season.

The regulator has proposed new satellite spectrum regulations as Starlink’s South African licensing battle continues, with the changes aimed at improving regulatory certainty.

Eskom’s power system continues to demonstrate improved resilience as colder temperatures drive higher evening demand. The sustained performance underscores the impact of the Generation Recovery Plan, reinforcing Eskom’s Winter Outlook projection of no loadshedding. Exactly at 24:00 tonight, Eskom will complete a year without the need to implement loadshedding, which was last implemented on a […]

Out of the players who won the league for Orlando Pirates against Golden Arrows, only Thabo Matlaba is still active.

The environment minister has ordered the evacuation of the Marion Island overwintering team after shortages of fuel additives delayed the SA Agulhas II relief voyage to the remote sub-Antarctic base

Essa Suleiman, 45, is accused of stabbing two Jewish men in north London hours after allegedly attacking a friend from the Somali community.

Trump said Xi Jinping had asked directly if the US would defend Taiwan, and he had responded, “I don’t talk about that”.

Saturday’s rally has been organised by anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson.

These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.
[Vanguard] The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has stated that talks are ongoing to address the grievances of staff.
[Vanguard] With over 40,000 student population, there is no doubt that about 8,000 bed spaces are not enough and securing an official accommodation on campus is a Herculean task. That is the situation at the University of Lagos, UNILAG.
[Vanguard] The management of Imo State University is reconstructing roads within the campus to improve movement, safety and the overall learning environment.

Armoured Mobility is now recognised as an approved converter partner for VW vehicles in SA

Cape Town is heading into a comfortable weekend.

Residents and beachgoers in Jeffreys Bay have been urged to remain alert after several dead venomous snakes were discovered along the coastline.