{"id":164767,"date":"2017-10-30T06:12:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T04:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/164767\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-67\/"},"modified":"2017-10-29T20:55:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T18:55:21","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/10\/30\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-67\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, October 21 to 27, were:<\/p>\n

Man arrested three times, under three different names<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

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A 32-year-old man was recently arrested by the Primrose police for allegedly shoplifting at a local mall in Primrose. With the help of their micro-connectivity device which they used during processing, the officers discovered that the man was wanted in connection with two other cases: one of theft and another pertaining to shoplifting. \u201cTo the officers’ surprise, the accused had a different name in each case,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>

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Beware \u2013 Weather service warns of strong damaging winds<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The South African weather service warned residents of strong, damaging winds that were expected to sweep across the country, bringing with them the chance of runaway veld fires. It was predicted that these winds would be most persistent in the afternoon. The warnings came after severe thunderstorms and heavy rain hit the country.<\/p>\n

Most liked photo on Instagram \u2013 Beautiful music<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\" comprised of Germiston residents John Tyron (JT) Smith and Maresciay Kellyann Daniel (KelStar), want to produce music to make the world happy.<\/p>\n

People queue for affidavits for RDP houses<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you noticed long queues outside the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court and the Germiston Police Station, recently, there was no cause for concern according to Capt George Raphulu, head of communications for the Germiston SAPS. \u201cPeople need to get affidavits to apply for RDP houses and we had many community members come in to request them,\u201d said Raphulu.<\/p>\n

Top four stories of the week<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Catch up on the top four stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, October 14 to 20.<\/p>\n

Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n

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Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers\u00a0<\/span>Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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