{"id":132290,"date":"2016-09-04T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/132290\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-19\/"},"modified":"2016-09-05T09:39:38","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T07:39:38","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/09\/04\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, August 27 to September 2, were:<\/p>\n<p>1. Eight-year-old boy kidnapped, found dead:<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/131435\/eight-year-old-boy-kidnapped-found-murdered\/\" target=\"_blank\"> http:\/\/bit.ly\/2bO4zsE<\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/35GCNCRIMEKIDNMH1_44065.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-132293\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/35GCNCRIMEKIDNMH1_44065-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"35GCNCRIMEKIDNMH1_44065\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/35GCNCRIMEKIDNMH1_44065-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/35GCNCRIMEKIDNMH1_44065-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/35GCNCRIMEKIDNMH1_44065.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A tragedy played out at the Simmer and Jack landfill site recently when the body of an eight-year-old boy who had been reported kidnapped was discovered. The boy\u2019s body was found along with his 41-year-old alleged kidnapper\u2019s body under a duvet on top of a hill at the landfill site. They were discovered at noon by workers at the landfill site who saw the duvet and picked it up making the gruesome find.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>2. Mystery surrounds house fire: <a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/132106\/mystery-surrounds-house-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2c84dx2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/36GCNGENERALFIREMH_81818.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-132295\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/36GCNGENERALFIREMH_81818-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"36GCNGENERALFIREMH_81818\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/36GCNGENERALFIREMH_81818-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/36GCNGENERALFIREMH_81818-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/36GCNGENERALFIREMH_81818.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Firefighters from Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) responded swiftly to a house fire, last Tuesday. The fire in Oak Avenue, Primrose, happened at about 12.58pm and gutted the six-room home. \u201cUpon the arrival of the firefighters, the occupant of the house, an elderly lady, was standing astonished outside the gate watching her house and its contents going up in flames,\u201d said William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for DEMS.<\/p>\n<p>3. Two alleged copper cable thieves crushed under soil:<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/131532\/two-alleged-copper-cable-thieves-crushed-under-soil\/\" target=\"_blank\"> http:\/\/bit.ly\/2btO1Xj<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/35GCNGENERALTRENMH_34899.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-132291\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/35GCNGENERALTRENMH_34899-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"35GCNGENERALTRENMH_34899\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/35GCNGENERALTRENMH_34899-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/35GCNGENERALTRENMH_34899-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/35GCNGENERALTRENMH_34899.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) rescue team, SAPS members and the SAPS K9 Unit, worked together to recover two bodies, recently. The bodies of two unknown men were crushed by soil in a trench in Knights Road, Knights. \u201cA rescue team responded to the scene immediately after receiving the call from a member of the public at about 11.45am. Upon investigation on the scene they found the two bodies crushed by a mass of soil inside the trench,\u201d said William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for DEMS.<\/p>\n<p>4. National News &#8211; Be careful what you throw in a bin: <a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/lnn\/205033\/be-careful-what-you-throw-in-a-bin\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2bOT0ly<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/IMG_7984_31932-1_18387.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-132292\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/IMG_7984_31932-1_18387-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7984_31932-1_18387\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/IMG_7984_31932-1_18387-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/IMG_7984_31932-1_18387-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/IMG_7984_31932-1_18387.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A security company warned residents to be careful what they put in the rubbish bin. The warning follows an episode in which a recycler was found in possession of a copy of an ID and bank cards that did not belong to him.<\/p>\n<p>5. Resident shares her harrowing experience:<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/131534\/resident-shares-her-harrowing-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\"> http:\/\/bit.ly\/2bHkQxX<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/Breakin-force1_77186.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-132294\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/Breakin-force1_77186-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"Breakin-force1_77186\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/Breakin-force1_77186-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/Breakin-force1_77186-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/09\/Breakin-force1_77186.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Primrose resident shared her traumatic experience after her home was broken into.<\/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='fa66117ac43c1ba332dd7f5505b827d9'><\/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":132291,"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-132290","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\/132290","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=132290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132290\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}