Fears of another eruption at the New Zealand volcano believed to have killed 15 people have made it too dangerous for emergency teams to recover bodies. The official death toll after Monday's explosion on White Island stands at six, with police listing another nine as missing, up from the previous figure of eight. Their bodies are thought to be on the island, but it remains too hazardous for rescuers to travel there, and for forensic pathologists, and other victim identification experts to begin their work.

Traffic congestion to the North of Gauteng this morning was almost at a complete standstill when just before 7am this morning a bus caught fire on the N1 Western Bypass towards Rivonia in Douglasdale, Fourways. Reports from the scene indicate that a bus had caught alight, setting fire to its trailer. Fortunately the passengers and crew managed to escape just as the entire bus became engulfed in flames. The area around the bus was littered with baggage as passengers scrambled to retrieve whatever belongings they could. Circumstances leading up to the fire is not known, however relevant authorities were on scene and will be investigating.