{"id":205081,"date":"2019-05-19T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/205081\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-136\/"},"modified":"2019-05-17T16:27:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T14:27:12","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-136","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/05\/19\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-136\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, May 11 and 17, were:<\/p>\n

Breaking News: High-ranked EMPD officer dies in tragic electrocution<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

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An EMPD officer was electrocuted and died at the Estera substation in Stark Road last Tuesday. Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) were called to the scene at around 9.28am.<\/p>

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\u201cWhen the ambulance personnel arrived on scene, they found the EMPD officer,\u201d explained William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for DEMS.<\/p>\n

Power woes continue for Germiston residents<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Power outages are nothing new to Germiston residents. Over the past few weeks, many suburbs in Germiston have once again been plagued with outages, with some lasting for days at a time.<\/p>\n

Talent galore at community market<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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The Community Market Germiston held at Copper Canyon Spur in Lambton Gardens, recently, was a fun-filled community affair. Children hit the market to showcase their unique talents in various disciplines from dance to the pleasing sounds of the violin, while their parents hit the stalls for a variety of items on sale.<\/p>\n

Four arrested in Katlehong on voting day<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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While many Katlehong residents cast their votes in the 2019 national and provincial elections last Wednesday, the Katlehong police were hard at work. Members of the Katlehong SAPS Crime Prevention Unit, with the help of detectives from the Katlehong Police Station, arrested four suspects.<\/p>\n

Katlehong SAPS shares weekend successes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Officers from the Katlehong police\u2019s Crime Prevention Unit had a busy weekend conducting several different operations within their precinct.<\/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

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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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