Johannesburg, Rabi'I 17, 1437, Dec 28, 2015, SPA -- Fires have killed nine people and left about 1,500 homeless in South Africa's Cape Town area, dpa quoted a spokesman for the city's fire prevention service as saying Monday. Many of the weekend fires erupted in shack settlements where the high population density increases the fire risk. The fires were due to different causes, including negligence while cooking New Year meals, as well as dry and windy weather conditions, spokesman Theo Layne said. --SPA 11:15 LOCAL TIME 08:15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w