{"id":187791,"date":"2018-09-30T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/187791\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-109\/"},"modified":"2018-09-30T20:26:17","modified_gmt":"2018-09-30T18:26:17","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/09\/30\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-109\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, September 21 to 28, were:<\/p>\n

Cash-in-transit robbers get away with empty trolley in Germiston CBD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

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A security officer was shot in a cash-in-transit heist in the Germiston CBD, last Monday. Capt Andr\u00e9 de Jager, spokesperson for the Ekurhuleni West Cluster SAPS, told the GCN that at about 9.45am, G4S arrived at a business, situated on the corner of Spilsbury and Meyer streets, to collect money.<\/p>

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What is Heritage Day?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Heritage Day is celebrated annually in South Africa on September 24 and recognises and celebrates the cultural wealth of SA. South Africans celebrate the day by remembering the cultural heritage of the many cultures that make up the population of SA, with various events being staged throughout the country to commemorate this day.<\/p>\n

Police celebrate Heritage Day in style<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Heritage Day celebrations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Katlehong North Police Station was a hive of activity last Friday as officers and staff celebrated Heritage Day. The team embraced the diversity of the day by dressing up in their cultures\u2019 traditional attire and preparing and sharing a selection of delicious foods from various ethnic groups. The event was memorable and a great success.<\/p>\n

The three most dangerous snakes on the East Rand<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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The warm weather means snakes will now be up and about after a long period of hibernation, hungry and in search of food. From mid-August until late May it is snake season. More than 80 per cent of all snakebites in South Africa occur between January and April and in the early evening with people accidentally stepping on snakes.<\/p>\n

Caltex staff held up by two robbers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Two suspects got away with an undisclosed amount of money, cigarettes and a cellphone worth R7 000 last Monday night after robbing the Caltex garage on Barbara Road in Homestead.<\/p>\n

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Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Or add the GCN on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n

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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