{"id":175789,"date":"2018-04-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/175789\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-85\/"},"modified":"2018-04-01T20:17:55","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T18:17:55","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/04\/01\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-85\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, March 23 to 28, were:<\/p>\n

Dangerous weapons confiscated from local tavern<\/a><\/p>

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Officers from the Germiston Police Station embarked on a patrol of a number of local taverns recently. At one of the taverns, police discovered and confiscated a number of dangerous weapons.<\/p>

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Police warn children to be alert<\/a><\/p>\n

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With the school holidays approaching fast, the Primrose police are appealing to parents and children to be extra vigilant of their surroundings and be aware when finding weekend jobs. \u201cWe have received reports that children looking for holiday work have been approached by suspects in several different vehicles. The suspects offer the children money to help them offload goods but instead rob them of their cellphones, money and other belongings,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n

Tip-off leads to dagga bust<\/a><\/p>\n

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After receiving a tip-off from the community last Thursday, officers from the Germiston Police Station raced to a local informal settlement. \u201cWe were alerted to the fact that a 35-year-old man was selling dagga from his shack,\u201d said Capt George Raphulu, head of communications for the Germiston SAPS.<\/p>\n

Weather Watch \u2013 Severe thunderstorm a possibility for Gauteng<\/a><\/p>\n

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After a wet couple of the days in Germiston, the South African Weather Service warned residents last Monday to be on alert as severe thunderstorms and heavy rain could hit the province in the late afternoon heading into the evening. The service predicted that the wet weather would last the rest of the week and into the weekend, with temperatures staying in the mid-20s.<\/p>\n

Heavy rains cause \u2018sinkhole\u2019 in Makause<\/a><\/p>\n

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The continuous heavy rain residents of Ekurhuleni experienced recently affected many communities in the metro, Makause informal settlement being one of them. Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) responded to a call to investigate a \u201csinkhole\u201d in the area last Monday.<\/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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