Police investigating attempted arson attempt after plastic bottle with petrol is found at SABC's Morning Live studios.

The South African police is investigating a case of a possible arson attempt after a plastic squeeze  bottle of petrol was found at the SABC's Morning Live studios of its weekday breakfast show broadcast from its Auckland Park headquarters in Johannesburg.

The plastic bottle of petrol was discovered this past Friday, on the same day that fires broke out at the premier offices in the Gauteng and Eastern Cape provinces.

The discovery of the petrol bottle on SABC premises was reported to the police.

Brixton police confirms that the case of the petrol bottle found at the SABC studio is currently under investigation.