The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, February 22 to March 1 were:<\/p>\n
Drive home turns into nightmare for young mom and her children<\/strong><\/a><\/p> A trip home for Ch\u00earie Botha and her children Carter (4) and Paige (23 months) Lopes through the Germiston CBD turned into a frightening ordeal.<\/p>\n Vitor and Luis enjoy a cultural exchange<\/strong><\/a><\/p> Luis Contreras from Zacatecas, Mexico, landed in South Africa for the very first time in his life, in the early evening of August 15, 2018. The young boy from South America arrived in Germiston, a town he\u2019d call home for the next year. Two days later, Vitor Rissatti from Guarulhos in Brazil made his landing.<\/p>\n Hijacked truck, cargo recovered by police<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Members of the Ekurhuleni Flying Squad (Germiston), together with the Johannesburg K9 Unit and a tracking company, recovered a truck and its cargo recently. The truck was allegedly hijacked in the early hours of the morning in Lakeside, Benoni.<\/p>\n Tips on how not to be a traffic light robbery victim<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Criminals use a mixed bag of techniques to get what they want from their targets. They try their best to outsmart you, they learn your routines and play on your distractions to take advantage of the situation.<\/p>\n The three most dangerous snakes on the East Rand<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Kgotsofalang 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 Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n YouTube\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 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