Zola Tongo, the driver of the car in which the victim and her husband Shrien were travelling, has been arrested and charged with murder and hijack after 28-year-old Mrs Dewani's body was discovered in the back of his Volkswagen Sharan hours after the incident in Gugulethu.
He is due to appear in court alongside fellow suspects Xolile Mngeni, 23, and Mzwamadoda Qwabe, 26.
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The report of the apparent new manhunt followed a police identity parade on Saturday in which two local witnesses apparently picked the three suspects out of a line-up.
A male and female witness were driven into the Manenberg police station amid high security at about 12pm on Saturday to try and identify the trio from a line-up of 12 men.
Speaking afterwards, lawyers representing the suspects confirmed all three had been positively identified.