{"id":147552,"date":"2017-03-27T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/147552\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-44\/"},"modified":"2017-03-27T08:41:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T06:41:19","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/03\/27\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-44\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, March 17 to 24, were:<\/p>\n

1. National News – Vodacom confirms angry viral video man was victim of fraud: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2n0TYzo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

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According to Vodacom, Piet Malan, who is featured in a viral video ranting outside a cellphone store in Westgate Shopping Mall, was a victim of fraud. In the video, Malan can be seen repeatedly shouting \u201cYou take R10 000 from me every month\u201d.<\/p>

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2. Local college honours its top students: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2nYr18g<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Boston City Campus and Business College Germiston is proud of its top students for 2016. The students were recently honoured at a ceremony at the college. The overall top student for Boston City Campus and Business College Germiston for 2016 was Olivia Conradie, who completed a one-year Boston short learning programme to become an executive secretary.<\/p>\n

3. Klopper Park\u2019s Francois is saving water by the tank load: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2njkZR8<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Water is a precious resource and all the residents of Germiston and the country have been urged to save as much as possible. Thanks to a brilliant idea, Francois Claassens of Murmel Street, Klopper Park, has been doing just that. \u201cLast year I received a municipal account of 55 000 litres, where we normally use about 25 000 litres. So in December I decided it was time to make a plan,\u201d Francois said.<\/p>\n

4. Man allegedly makes off with goods worth R30k: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2n0XZUw<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Primrose police recently arrested a 39-year-old man, on a charge of business break-in. It is alleged that the man made off with R30 000 worth of goods from a store in Rietfontein Road, in Primrose. \u201cThe complainant alleged that she closed her shop in the evening as normal and when she returned the next morning she found the store\u2019s door wide open and several items missing,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n

5. National News – Horror ordeal for 56-year-old woman bound, gagged during robbery: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2ne43tX<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In what can only be described as the worst moment in a Scottburgh woman\u2019s life, four armed men broke into her home, tied her up, gagged her and covered her face while they proceeded to ransack her house in KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n

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