{"id":128711,"date":"2016-07-27T07:12:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T05:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/128711\/have-your-say-on-this-weeks-hot-facebook-topic-15\/"},"modified":"2016-07-26T15:22:49","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T13:22:49","slug":"have-your-say-on-this-weeks-hot-facebook-topic-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/07\/27\/have-your-say-on-this-weeks-hot-facebook-topic-15\/","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, July 16 to 22, was:<\/p>\n

Illegal hawkers flee from EMPD: http:\/\/bit.ly\/29Tss3u<\/a><\/p>

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The EMPD Bumper to Bumper special operations revisited the Germiston CBD in an effort to clean up the illegally obstructed pavements by hawkers refusing to comply with the metro\u2019s by-laws, recently. The operation took place between 2pm and 10pm targeting the problematic High Road, Jack Street, Railway Street, Plantation Road, Park Street and Rand Road.<\/p>\n

You said:<\/strong><\/p>

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  • \u00a0Tshepo Phakoe, \u201cEMPD should rather invest their energy in crime prevention. These types of operations are just making more criminals.\u201d<\/li>\n
  • \u00a0Marcel Okafor, \u201cThe metro should rather organise an awareness campaign and educate the hawkers on how to operate legally instead of sweeping them away like angry bees and confiscating their merchandise.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>
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