British boy band One Direction enjoyed the perks of an all-boy band when performing before thousands of screaming and adoring fans during their first show in South Africa at the weekend. Despite being one member short after Zayn Malik left the band just days before they could perform at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, the pop sensations proved they still had pulling power as teenage girls cried and fainted when they took to the stage to perform hit single Clouds. Jennifer Greeff, who arrived early and waited 13 hours to see Harry Styles, struggled to put her experience into words, saying it was the "best night of her life". "Girls were throwing their bras onto the stage and fainting everywhere. One of them had to be pulled out of the barrier by security to be revived. It was crazy," said Greeff.Kamila Makan, 17, who saved up to buy tickets, said she was disappointed at Malik for leaving the band but could not contain her emotions at the moment when the remaining four stepped onto the stage."It was the most amazing night of my life. I couldn't stop crying. It was different without Zayn."I could see it was hard for the boys, but they pulled through for us," said Makan.Among the well-known concert-goers was Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula, who posted a picture of his three daughters on social media ahead of the concert. He captioned it "Daddy and the girls, One Direction, here we come." After the concert Styles tweeted to his 24-million Twitter followers; "Johannesburg, you were amazing tonight. I fell in love with you fast. Thank you for coming. H."One Direction will be making their way to Cape Town to perform on Wednesday...