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.

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.

Three people were killed and 4,000 were displaced when fires swept through shacks in poor settlements in the Cape Town area today, South African media 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.

A MAN was being questioned by detectives investigating the murder of a newlywed on her honeymoon in South Africa, police said.

Support for X Factor contestant Eoghan Quigg has spread across the world, with children in a South African township now rooting for the singer.

Beyonce Knowles, Bono, Peter Gabriel and musicians from around the world took to the stage tonight for a star-studded Aids benefit concert hosted by South Africa’s former president, Nelson Mandela.