Today the Acting Executive Mayor Cllr Tshokolo Ntsala paid homage to Hlalele's family in Marabastad Maokeng , after fire ravaged their shack in the early hours of today .

The process of identifying the bodies of those killed in a building fire in the Johannesburg CBD is continuing at the Diepkloof Forensic Pathology Service Mortuary in Soweto. Some of the 76 people who died were laid to rest last night in line with Muslim Faith laws. Nine bodies that were positively identified were claimed by their loved ones for burials.

A harrowing day as families searched for loved ones following a fire in the Johannesburg CBD that claimed over 70 lives and left more than 60 others injured. SABC News Reporter, Mbalenhle Mthethwa gives an update from the scene.

Police are continuing investigations into the downtown Joburg blaze that claimed over 70 lives. At the same time, people continue searching for loved ones, unsure if they made it out alive. eNCA reporters Pule Letshwiti-Jones, Heidi Giokos and Bafedile Moerane are on the ground. #dstv403