{"id":192376,"date":"2018-11-25T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-25T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/192376\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-116\/"},"modified":"2018-11-25T19:33:10","modified_gmt":"2018-11-25T17:33:10","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-116","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/11\/25\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-116\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, November 17 to 23, were:<\/p>\n

#WARNING \u2013 Severe thunderstorms, damaging winds could be expected today<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

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After a couple of scorching days in Germiston, the South African Weather Service warned residents to be on alert as severe thunderstorms and heavy rain was predicted to hit the province between 2pm and 11pm, last Monday.<\/p>

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Collect your ID at Home Affairs now<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is dealing with an overwhelming number of uncollected ID documents nationally, and the metro is no exception. According to recent figures released by the DHA, in Ekurhuleni there are approximately 19 150 smart IDs and 1 528 green bar-coded IDs that have not been collected.<\/p>\n

Katlehong North SAPS host successful stop-and-search operation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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In an ongoing effort to curb crime in their area, the Katlehong North SAPS hosted a stop-and-search operation last Wednesday. During the operation, three suspects were arrested for different offences.<\/p>\n

New Schuster movie features local talent<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Meet Themba Ntuli and Matt Stern, two very different men with common interests. They have starred in acclaimed television dramas, movies and classic adverts. However, the love for performing is not all these two men with Germiston roots have in common.<\/p>\n

Avoid N12 East between Kraft and Jet Park roads due to the accident<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Motorists were warned to avoid the N12 highway eastbound between Kraft and Jet Park roads in Germiston on Thursday due to a multi-vehicle accident. It was reported there was a collision involving six vehicles, one being a truck and the other five light motor vehicles.<\/p>\n

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Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/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

Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/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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