{"id":173673,"date":"2018-02-27T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/173673\/masina-says-metro-ready-to-tackle-the-challenges-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2018-02-27T15:29:48","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T13:29:48","slug":"masina-says-metro-ready-to-tackle-the-challenges-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/02\/27\/masina-says-metro-ready-to-tackle-the-challenges-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Print Exclusive: Masina says metro ready to tackle the challenges of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The executive mayor of the metro, Clr Mzwandile Masina, addressed his council for the first this year at the ordinary council meeting held on Thursday, at the Germiston Council Chambers.<\/p>\n<p>In her opening, Ald Patricia Khumalo, the speaker of council welcomed the mayor, chief whip Clr Jongizizwe Dlabathi, and the honourable councillors.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>For the full story be sure to get this week\u2019s GCN out Wednesday (February 28).<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ:<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/171892\/the-metro-addresses-issues-regarding-the-disconnection-of-municipal-services\/\" target=\"_blank\">The metro addresses issues regarding the disconnection of municipal services<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/172065\/no-clean-audit-for-ekurhuleni\/\" target=\"_blank\">No clean audit for Ekurhuleni<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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