Meskipun Seksyen 498 Kanun Keseksaan dimansuhkan, Akta Kesalahan Jenayah Syariah (Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan) 1997 [Akta 559] memperuntukkan perbuatan mengganggu keharmonian rumahtangga sebagai suatu kesalahan selaras dengan hukum syarak.
South African police said an investigation had been opened after the body of a 25-year-old man found at a house in Schotschekloof, central Cape Town, on Saturday morning. The cause of death has not been confirmed
