{"id":117266,"date":"2016-04-02T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/117266\/have-your-say-on-this-weeks-hot-facebook-topic-5\/"},"modified":"2016-04-01T15:08:03","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T13:08:03","slug":"have-your-say-on-this-weeks-hot-facebook-topic-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/04\/02\/have-your-say-on-this-weeks-hot-facebook-topic-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Have your say on this week\u2019s hot Facebook topic"},"content":{"rendered":"

The hot topic of conversation on the Germiston City News Facebook page for the week, March 23 to April 1, was:<\/p>\n

Parks to be turned into cemeteries to make room for the dead: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1VXqik8<\/a><\/p>

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The Germiston City News joined in on the April Fool\u2019s Day fun with a story of their own: \u201cDo you enjoy walking your dog in a park near your home, or spending time there with your family? Well enjoy this while you can as, soon, all parks in Ekurhuleni will be utilised as cemeteries. The metro has been steadily running out of space to accommodate the dead for a number of years and has hit upon the idea of turning parks and green spaces into the final resting places of its residents.\u201d The article was identified as an April Fool\u2019s joke later in the day.<\/p>\n

You said:<\/p>

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  • \u00a0Bianca Jansen van Rensburg, \u201cIf this is true I will be completely shocked, but then again, I know it is April 1. Will have to see if this is true or not, am still shocked.\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u00a0Johan Coertze joked, \u201cYes, and when the parks are full they are going to drain Germiston and Boksburg lakes for more space.\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u00a0Miguel Benedito joked, \u201cNo man, use the koppies instead.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>
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