Millionaire businessman Shrien Dewani never sent a text message to his shuttle driver hours before he and his wife Anni were hijacked, his lawyer has told his murder trial in South Africa.

Convicted taxi driver Zola Tongo has admitted making mistakes in telling police how Anni Dewani was murdered while on her honeymoon in South Africa.

A gay male escort said the millionaire businessman accused of murdering his wife was the "first ever client" he allowed to stay at his home.

One of the men convicted of killing newlywed Anni Dewani on her honeymoon has died in prison, a South African official has confirmed.

Honeymooner Anni Dewani was supposed to be kidnapped and ransomed, defence lawyers told Cape Town High Court yesterday, where her murder trial is being heard.

A convicted hitman allegedly hired to kill the wife of honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani said he was told to stage a hijacking-gone-wrong in which the British husband escaped unharmed.

The British millionaire accused of murdering his bride on their honeymoon told his murder trial: I am controlling, intense and bisexual, but I did not kill my wife.

A British millionaire extradited to South Africa accused of murdering his wife on their honeymoon has pleaded not guilty on the first day of his trial.

The family of honeymoon murder victim Anni Dewani have said they are keeping an open mind as her husband prepares to stand trial in South Africa accused of ordering her death.

The uncle of honeymoon murder victim Anni Dewani has said her family "just wants to know what happened" when she was killed in South Africa.

Honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani has been found fit to stand trial for his wife’s murder, a move her sister hailed as "a huge step in the right direction".

Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani is due to be flown out of the UK tonight at the end of his long-fought battle against extradition.

Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani will be extradited to South Africa on April 7, the country’s government has said.

A hitman accused of pulling the trigger in the murder of newlywed Anni Dewani during her South African honeymoon has been convicted of murder.

A man accused of being hired by newlywed Shrien Dewani, from Bristol, to kill his bride on their honeymoon in Cape Town has denied the charge and is going for the "long haul", a court has heard.

A British newlywed accused of hiring a hitman to kill his bride on their South African honeymoon today denied he was involved in another murder three years earlier.

A wealthy businessman accused of paying for the murder of his wife on honeymoon committed an “unforgivable” crime if the allegation is true, his sister-in-law has said.

A British newlywed accused of paying to have his bride killed on their honeymoon in South Africa welcomed the chance to clear his name through the courts today.