{"id":215731,"date":"2019-08-25T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/215731\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-149\/"},"modified":"2019-08-25T20:36:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T18:36:49","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-149","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/08\/25\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-149\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, August 17 to 23, were:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/215493\/toddler-burnt-to-death-in-tragic-klippoortjie-ah-house-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Toddler tragically burns to death in Klippoortjie AH house fire<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe charred body of a three-year-old boy was found and recovered under the burnt rubble of a house in Klippoortjie AH by Ekurhuleni firefighters immediately after the raging flames were extinguished on Wednesday morning.\u201d These are the words of William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/215078\/motorists-urged-to-stay-alert-at-all-times\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Motorists urged to stay alert at all times<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The Germiston SAPS has warned motorists to stay alert at all times when travelling in and around the city. This warning comes after a high number of smash-and-grabs at traffic lights have been reported.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/215324\/katlehong-police-kept-on-their-toes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Katlehong police kept on their toes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a busy weekend for the Katlehong police, with 37 suspects being arrested between August 16 and 18.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/214365\/top-archers-draw-closer-to-a-spot-in-the-national-team\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Top archers draw closer to a spot in the national team<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archers in the National Archery in the Schools Programme (NASP) South Africa competed in their respective provincial championships, across the country, recently.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/214948\/karabo-shares-his-lifes-journey-through-poetry\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Karabo shares his life\u2019s journey through poetry<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Primrose resident Karabo Phaswana (34) has changed, evolved and matured in the 19 years since he began writing poetry in his home town of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.<\/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 style=\"text-align: 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