{"id":213633,"date":"2019-08-04T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/213633\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-146\/"},"modified":"2019-08-04T20:21:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T18:21:21","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-146","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/08\/04\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-146\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, July 27 to August 2, were:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/213000\/be-on-the-lookout-for-these-vehicles-in-primrose\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Be on the lookout for these vehicles in Primrose<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-213634\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/IMG_0005_17444-768x_44835-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/IMG_0005_17444-768x_44835-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/IMG_0005_17444-768x_44835-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/IMG_0005_17444-768x_44835-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/IMG_0005_17444-768x_44835.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Primrose police are urging the community to be on the lookout for several suspicious-looking vehicles that they believe have been used in the commission of crimes in the area.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/213322\/breaking-news-man-woman-found-dead-mimosa-park\/\" target=\"_blank\">Breaking News: Man and woman found dead in Mimosa Park<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-213635\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/31GCNCRIMEMIMOK_88816-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/31GCNCRIMEMIMOK_88816-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/31GCNCRIMEMIMOK_88816-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/31GCNCRIMEMIMOK_88816-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/31GCNCRIMEMIMOK_88816.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Elsburg police have confirmed they are investigating a double murder, following the death of a man (56) and woman (60). Police were called to Rautenbach Street, Mimosa Park, at 1.33pm last Monday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/213079\/update-family-thanks-community-help-finding-91-year-old-woman\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Update: Family thanks community for help in finding 91-year-old woman<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-213637\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/MRS-Mary-Rabe_43402-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/MRS-Mary-Rabe_43402-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/MRS-Mary-Rabe_43402-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/MRS-Mary-Rabe_43402-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/MRS-Mary-Rabe_43402.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Penny Rabe, the daughter of Mary Rabe (91) from Lambton, who went missing last Thursday, sent a message to everyone who helped to locate her mother.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/212567\/stolen-vehicle-recovered-in-katlehong\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Germiston Flying Squad swoops into Katlehong, recovers stolen vehicle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-213636\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/southafricanpolic_56143-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/southafricanpolic_56143-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/southafricanpolic_56143-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/southafricanpolic_56143-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/southafricanpolic_56143.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Germiston Flying Squad member Const Steven Malungete discovered a suspicious-looking vehicle while out patrolling in Katlehong recently. In Phake section he noticed a stationary red Nissan Almera with its back door wide open.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/213468\/warm-knits-for-avril-elizabeth-residents\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Warm knits for Avril Elizabeth residents<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-213638\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/IMG_6163_04290-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/IMG_6163_04290-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/IMG_6163_04290-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/IMG_6163_04290-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/IMG_6163_04290.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Residents of SAVF Sonkruin Housing Scheme for the Elderly donated beautifully knitted jerseys to Avril Elizabeth Home\u2019s residents on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e 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 class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also follow us 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