Top Billing's Mhere dies in crash

Mhere, who was 26, joined the SABC3 magazine show Top Billing in 2010 after he won a presenter search competition.

The three were booked on an early flight to Cape Town for the horse racing and social event.

Mhere's manager, Owen Swanson, said: ''I don't want to believe it. I can't believe. I'm still in so much shock."

Businesswoman Basetsana Kumalo, a close friend of Mhere's, was too distraught to comment.

Kumalo could only confirm that she had been told about the accident.

Mhere was born in Zimbabwe. His family moved to Johannesburg when he was a year old.

He matriculated from Rand Park High in Johannesburg and attended the University of Johannesburg, studying towards a BCom accounting degree.

J&B Met organiser Shana-Lee Fouché said Mhere had booked his own flights to get to the event yesterday.

The mood at the racing event was sombre after news of his death broke.

Presenter and actress Boity Thulo said: "This is incredibly sad. I don't know what to think or feel. This still hasn't sunk in."