South Africa wildfires hit wine region and Cape Town mountain slopes

A fire is tackled in Somerset West, near Cape Town, South Africa (Stefan Smuts/AP)

Wildfires raging in South Africa's wine region have destroyed part of one of the country's oldest estates, while some mountain slopes in Cape Town also burned, authorities said.

Firefighters worked through the night to try to contain 106 blazes in the area, city spokesman JP Smith said.