A 49-year-old father from Mokgolobotho Village in Limpopo has been arrested for the alleged prolonged sexual abuse of his 16-year-old daughter.

Mpumalanga police arrest four suspects and recover illegal firearms, explosives, and drugs, marking a crucial step in the fight against violent crime.

Rassie Erasmus has revealed that veteran Springbok prop Frans Malherbe could make a return to action early next year. The double World Cup winner is recovering from a chronic back and neck injury, compounded by a hip issue, and has not played since the Stormers’ Vodacom URC clash against the Scarlets in March 2025. His contract expired at the end of last season and hasn’t been renewed. Erasmus, who in March said the 35-year-old has considered retiring, discussed Malherbe’s future in a press conference this week. “What I know is it was a back injury and as far as I understand, when I talk to him, he’s trying his best to return,” the Bok head coach said. “For me it sounds like January is a good date for him to try and come back. I might get proven wrong, or a doctor might phone me later and say you’re totally wrong. “But as far as I understand, Frans is going to try and play in January, and I hope that works out.” Stormers director of rugby John Dobson told SARugbymag.co.za that Malherbe is still training with the team but hasn’t done any heavy contact or scrumming. Dobson cannot confirm when and if the 76-Test tighthead plays again, as the decision remains his own This story was first published on sarugbymag.co.za. It is republished here with permission.

The Western Cape High Court is expected to hear an application to challenge parts of the Expropriation Act. The matter is expected to be heard before the court on Monday, 3 August 2026. Legal challenge AfriForum, the DA, and the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) want certain provisions of the Act struck down. President Cyril Ramaphosa. Public Works, the National Assembly, the Speaker, and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) chairperson are respondents in the matter. ‘Interest of everyone’ AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel said their fight against expropriation of land without compensation is in the interest of everyone in the country. “AfriForum cannot and will not just stand by and watch how the country will be destroyed. Through irresponsible legislation, such as the Expropriation Act that allows for expropriation without compensation,” Kriel said. “That is why we appointed the top-tier legal team to fight this act, this coming week in the Cape Town High Court. We want the Act to be declared unconstitutional. We have seen what happens when a country does not respect property rights. “Just across the border in Zimbabwe, we’ve seen it was not only land owners that were negatively affected. Everybody, including poor people, when they get effectively affected. The political elite were enriched. While we saw growing poverty and growing unemployment, to an extent that millions of Zimbabweans have fled to South Africa,” he said. AfriForum pak Onteieningswet vanaf Maandag in die Kaapse Hooggeregshof @afriforum se hofaansoek om sekere dele van die Onteieningswet, wat onder meer onteiening sonder vergoeding moontlik maak, ongrondwetlik te laat verklaar, word hierdie week in die Hooggeregshof in Kaapstad… pic.twitter.com/f4PlBgihXI– Kallie Kriel (@kalliekriel) August 2, 2026 ‘Protecting South Africans’ DA leader Geordin Hill‑Lewis said the party’s constitutional challenge to the Expropriation Act is about protecting every South African’s right to own property. Hill‑Lewis warned that the law threatens the foundations of ownership and economic freedom. “The right to own property is fundamental to freedom, dignity and economic opportunity, and no government should be given vague and sweeping powers to take what belongs to South Africans without compensation,” he said. Landowners The DA leader stressed that the case is about more than landowners, saying it affects “every family’s home, every entrepreneur’s business, every worker’s pension and every South African who hopes one day to own something they can call their own.” Rejecting expropriation without compensation in any form, Hill‑Lewis said lawful expropriation must remain subject to due process, judicial oversight and “just and equitable compensation.” “Expropriation without compensation will not create one new job, build one new home or place one additional title deed in the hands of a South African family. It will frighten away investment, weaken confidence and leave ordinary people poorer.” Ramaphosa signs bill Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Bill into law in January 2025, setting new guidelines for land expropriation without compensation. The Bill, which replaces the Expropriation Act of 1975, allows land expropriation without compensation if it’s in the public interest or for a public purpose. It also irked US President Donald Trump, who claimed that South Africa’s expropriation law is aimed at “seizing ethnic minority Afrikaners’ agricultural property without compensation”. Redistribution of land In February 2025, Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi said South Africa should have passed a law to redistribute land equitably when the country’s final constitution was adopted. Ngcukaitobi said that of all the clauses in the new Expropriation Act of 2024, none had generated more heat than Section 12(3), which enables the state to offer “nil compensation” in certain instances to the owner of expropriated property. “We should have passed a law in 1994 already, or at least 1996 when the final constitution was passed to enable the state to redistribute land on an equitable basis. There is an injunction in the Constitution that requires the state to do that; the state has never passed it, and it has no explanation why it didn’t pass it.” Ngcukaitobi emphasised that “like everything in South Africa, the problem with land reform is that it is beset by corruption”.

The Sunday, 02 August episode of Carte Blanche Carte explores how parkour is changing lives by looking beyond its reputation as an adrenaline-fuelled extreme sport. The programme follows a community of athletes who use discipline, resilience and teamwork to overcome physical and personal obstacles, demonstrating that the movement is about far more than daring rooftop leaps and gravity-defying stunts. United by the belief that every challenge has a solution, these practitioners are not only building strong communities but are also turning their passion into opportunities, with some earning recognition on the global stage, including in Hollywood. Credibility among South African viewers Carte Blanche is a South African investigative journalism television series that airs on M-Net every Sunday at 19:00. Its first episode aired on 21 August 1988 and over the last 34-plus years has earned credibility among South African viewers for its investigation into corruption, consumer issues, and current events. Are you a regular Carte Blanche viewer? If so, let us know by clicking on the comment banner below …

The Sunday, 02 August episode of Carte Blanche Carte investigates the far-reaching impact of the devastating floods that damaged Meiringspoort, the iconic mountain pass that serves as the only direct route between communities on either side of the Swartberg Mountains. The programme explores how the destruction of sections of the road has cut off a vital transport link, disrupting daily life, costing jobs and threatening livelihoods in the region. As residents grapple with the aftermath, Carte Blanche highlights the heavy dependence on the mountain pass while examining how affected communities are rebuilding and searching for new opportunities in the wake of the disaster. Credibility among South African viewers Carte Blanche is a South African investigative journalism television series that airs on M-Net every Sunday at 19:00. Its first episode aired on 21 August 1988 and over the last 34-plus years has earned credibility among South African viewers for its investigation into corruption, consumer issues, and current events. Are you a regular Carte Blanche viewer? If so, let us know by clicking on the comment banner below …

Nedbank has appointed Nikos Angelopoulos, formerly MTN Group's CIO, to the same role at the bank.

Eskom recorded a daily energy availability factor of 80.24% on 20 July, its best single day since 20 September 2017.