{"id":219858,"date":"2019-10-07T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/219858\/our-social-circle-103\/"},"modified":"2019-10-07T14:12:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T12:12:54","slug":"our-social-circle-103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/10\/07\/our-social-circle-103\/","title":{"rendered":"Our social circle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The GCN team has been hard at work to reach users on various social media platforms.<\/p>\n<div id=\"head-video\">The GCN is now\u00a0available on BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137), on Twitter\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCNnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\">@GCNnews<\/a>\u00a0or our Facebook page,\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\" target=\"_blank\">Germiston City News<\/a>, WhatsApp and Instagram.<\/div>\n<div id=\"head-video\"><\/div>\n<p>You can follow the GCN on Instagram by visiting (<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/germistoncitynews\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/germistoncitynews\/<\/a>) and clicking \u201cFollow\u201d.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>To join the GCN on WhatsApp simply, use 079 406 1181.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A reminder of how to add the GCN to WhatsApp:<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Add the Germiston City News (079 406 1181) to your phone\u2019s contact list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Open WhatsApp and start a conversation with us. Please include your name, surname and cellphone number.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Enjoy news alerts directly from the Germiston City News.<\/p>\n<p>Before adding us on WhatsApp, familiarise yourself with our WhatsApp service disclaimer.<\/p>\n<p>Your contact details will not be shared with any third party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\u00a0Your connection to the Germiston City News WhatsApp service (a free service) will mean that you get messages directly from our newsroom; messages relating solely to Germiston City News content.<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">We may experience a high volume of sign-ons to the WhatsApp service, therefore, you may not be added immediately (it may take a few hours), please be patient.<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">You won\u2019t receive messages from other community members due to the connection.<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n<div id=\"twenty_seventeen_advert_slider\">Should you change your device or cellphone number, you may have to re-subscribe\/add the Germiston City News as a contact again.<\/div>\n<p>PLEASE NOTE: The GCN\u2019s WhatsApp is used to share news links if you would like to share a story contact the newsroom directly by emailing\u00a0Melissa 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>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Join our social circle like:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Twitter \u2013 @BA_Botha<\/p>\n<p>Twitter \u2013 @CraigNo38448912<\/p>\n<p>Facebook \u2013 Sonia Swarts<\/p>\n<p>The Germiston City News welcomes you to our social circle. Please keep sharing.<\/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><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Also follow us on:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-210323\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/07\/Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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