{"id":178660,"date":"2018-05-17T09:41:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T07:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=178660"},"modified":"2018-05-17T14:22:13","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T12:22:13","slug":"alert-protest-action-germiston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/05\/17\/alert-protest-action-germiston\/","title":{"rendered":"ALERT: Protest action in Germiston &#8212; avoid Lower Boksburg and Knights roads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is currently protest action in the Germiston area, near the Goodhope informal settlement on Lower Boksburg and Knights roads.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_178662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178662\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-178662\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/IMG-20180517-WA0000-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/IMG-20180517-WA0000-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/IMG-20180517-WA0000-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-178662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avoid Lower Boksburg and Knights roads due to protest action.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lower Boksburg Road and Knights Road are closed to traffic due to the service delivery protest.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/videos\/1767227116663319\/?hc_ref=ARRlcimVp9hA_sjSLvdkdgej-ZPkwC8NLmi3ZXz8ciI6GC8C9BaeHm1LjRRd8WV_UX4<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Motorists are advised to avoid the area.<\/p>\n<p>The GCN has journalists on the scene and more information will follow as soon as it becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/178591\/germiston-south-home-goes-up-in-flames\/\" target=\"_blank\">Germiston South home goes up in flames<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/178502\/nurses-at-bertha-gxowa-picket-during-their-lunch-hour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nurses at Bertha Gxowa picket during their lunch hour<\/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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