TOP STORIES AT 6AM- **Police, accompanied by soldiers and Joburg Metro officials, have raided the Kwa Madala hostel in Alexandra township in the north of Johannesburg. **The Transport Department and the Civil Aviation Authority will lead the investigation into the cause of a Working for Fire helicopter crash in Bainskloof near Wellington in the Boland. **Nigeria's military has confirmed that ground troops have joined an offensive on the last known hideout of militant group Boko Haram. SARESHEN PILLAY
