The arrested police members, a detective sergeant - stationed in Kempton Park, and an administration clerk from Springs - will be subjected to a departmental disciplinary investigation.

This follows a massive explosion which resulted in at least 10 people being treated for minor to moderate injuries linked to smoke inhalation.

The explosion caused chaos in the Durban suburb of Merebank on Friday morning.

Emergency services and firefighters were on the scene since 7 am on Friday when the plant went up in flames.

The sentence was handed on Tuesday in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court.

The commission said it was concerned about the municipality’s handling of its New England Landfill site in Pietermaritzburg which has been cited as a threat to the environment and a public health disaster.

Dedre van Rooyen allegedly manipulated the municipality’s payroll system to loot R3.1 million.

She is charged in connection to the eThekwini waste collection tender fraud case valued at over R400 million.

While two children survived one is reportedly traumatised by the incident and requires psychological intervention.

The bodies of six-year-old Gift Dlamini and eight-year-olds, Ernest Dekwa and Buhlebuyeza Jili, were recovered from a stream, which contained illegal electric cables on Saturday.

According to the Labour Ministry, 84 attacks have been recorded since April this year prompting hurried efforts between various departments to coordinate a response plan.

According to the Labour Ministry, 84 attacks have been recorded since April this year prompting hurried efforts between various departments to coordinate a response plan.

The Road Freight Association claims that Police Minister Bheki Cele has failed in assisting the industry and this has led to at least 29 trucks being attacked since last Thursday.

Police said they have opened a case of murder after the deceased was found with gunshot and burnt wounds.

The workers said that they were dissappointed because eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda had so far refused their calls for a meeting.

The group led yet another protest in the city on Monday – this time placing solidarity with disgruntled truck drivers who claimed that their jobs were being taken by foreigners.

The Safer Cities concept was launched in Durban on Friday by Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale and National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole.

Reacting to calls for action on the recent xenophobic violence in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala called on locals to embrace social cohesion and for foreign nationals to ensure that they are in the country legally.