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Sanele Masilela, 8, is enjoying dinner with his wife, following his marriage to her two weeks ago, and said he is now beginning to feel like a proper husband.

The school boy married Helen Shabangu after his grandfather contacted him from beyond the grave telling him that he needed to wed.


The schoolboy chose family friend and mother-of-five Helen and his family paid £500 for her to be his wife at a £1,000 ceremony in Tshwane, South Africa.

Sanele admitted that since the wedding, he has begun to feel like a married man.

He said:'The day was great and it was exactly what I had imagined it would be like.

'My friends thought it was really funny that I was getting married but I do now feel like a husband.'

But, despite appearances, it wasn't real, the marriage was just a ritual and not legally binding.
The couple do not live together but Helen is often invited to have dinner with him at the family's home.

Sanele has gone back to his life and continues to enjoy school and playing football with his friends but admits that the wedding was important to him.