{"id":123801,"date":"2016-06-04T07:12:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-04T05:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/123801\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-16\/"},"modified":"2016-06-05T12:54:43","modified_gmt":"2016-06-05T10:54:43","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/06\/04\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, May 28 to June 3, were:<\/p>\n<p>1. Have you seen Nikita?: <a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/122706\/have-you-seen-nikita\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1sBPzoO<\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Nikita Young went missing from her Elspark home last Thursday (May 26). It was believed at the time of her disappearance she could be with her boyfriend Matthew James (15) who was also reported missing. The pair may have dyed their hair black and could be wearing contact lenses to change their appearance.<\/p>\n<p>2. Have you seen these vehicles?: <a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/122450\/have-you-seen-these-vehicles-4\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1WW6nEf<\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The Primrose SAPS have issued a warning to the community to look out for several vehicles reportedly used in crimes in the area. \u201cWe are appealing to our community to report any sightings to the nearest police station and urge them not to approach the vehicles, as the occupants are heavily armed,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>3. Planned power interruptions on Sunday: <a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/123712\/planned-power-interruptions-on-sunday\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1WxRHuq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The metro warned Germiston residents that essential maintenance was to be carried out at the Chapman Road substation in Germiston on Sunday, June 5. In order for the work to be done a planned power interruption was implemented from 6am to 6pm.<\/p>\n<p>4. Have you seen Luthando?: <a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/122916\/have-you-seen-luthando\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1XZptIy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Luthando Evidence Mbalo (29), from Buhle Park, was reported missing by his father, Samson Mbalo, at the Germiston Police Station on May 22. Samson told the police that he had last seen Luthando at the Gosforth Park toll plaza on May 21, between 7pm and 8pm. His son had allegedly run from Johannesburg, possibly along the highway towards Germiston.<\/p>\n<p>5. Prostitutes are taking over Primrose: <a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/72145\/prostitutes-are-taking-over-primrose\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1GiYfD9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you take your dog for a walk in the park in Begonia Road, Primrose Hill, be careful where you step. You might find yourself stepping on a used condom or a condom wrapper. The GCN was told about the situation by a concerned resident, who walks his dog through the park every day. \u201cThe prostitutes bring their clients here every day, normally between 5pm and the early hours of the morning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='20c49e8eff7126c35d47388281e4f5c9'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed this week\u2019s top stories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":123806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[8297,1012,1003,1106,979,969,2730],"class_list":["post-123801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-community-2","tag-east-rand","tag-ekurhuleni","tag-gcn","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-leigh-hodgson"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["community","East Rand","Ekurhuleni","GCN","germiston","germiston city news","Leigh Hodgson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}