{"id":181546,"date":"2018-07-03T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/181546\/new-start-and-a-new-id\/"},"modified":"2018-07-03T14:18:25","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T12:18:25","slug":"new-start-and-a-new-id","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/07\/03\/new-start-and-a-new-id\/","title":{"rendered":"Print Exclusive: New start and a new ID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Where once there were tears of frustration and worry now there are tears of joy.<\/p>\n<p>This is because Hendrick van Niekerk from Primrose has finally received his new ID documentation, stating he is very much alive.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>This strange story began in 2012, when Hennie, as he is known, went to open an account at a local bank, the teller informed him that there was something very wrong.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Other print exclusive articles:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/179211\/community-cry-foul-over-building-of-cellphone-tower\/\" target=\"_blank\">Print Exclusive: Community cries foul over building of cellphone tower<\/a><\/h4>\n<div id=\"twenty_seventeen_advert_slider\">\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"widget dw_focus_tabs news-tab\">\n<div id=\"third_container3\" class=\"third_container3 \"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h4 class=\"clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/178884\/a-lifes-passion-remembered\/\" target=\"_blank\">Print Exclusive: A life\u2019s passion remembered<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>For the full story be sure to get this week\u2019s copy of the Germiston City News, out on Wednesday (July\u00a04).<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\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 href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCNnews\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a 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class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kemptonexpress.co.za\/\">Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='e1def3b6e56fd9d11a88955efa05f7c0'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Primrose\u2019s Hendrick van Niekerk can now get his life back on track after finally receiving his new ID documents, six years after he was declared dead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":181547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Leigh 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