{"id":220401,"date":"2019-10-13T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220401\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-154\/"},"modified":"2019-10-13T21:22:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T19:22:59","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-154","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/10\/13\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-154\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, October 5 to 11, were:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/219833\/have-you-seen-these-vehicles-11\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Have you seen these vehicles?<\/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-220402\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/IMG_0005_17444-768x_57807-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/IMG_0005_17444-768x_57807-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/IMG_0005_17444-768x_57807-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/IMG_0005_17444-768x_57807-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/IMG_0005_17444-768x_57807.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Primrose police warn the community to be careful and keep a lookout for several suspicious vehicles.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220291\/alert-severe-thunderstorm-possibility-large-hail-predicted-ekurhuleni\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ALERT: Severe thunderstorm with possibility of large hail predicted for Ekurhuleni<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-220403\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/lightning2_01623-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/lightning2_01623-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/lightning2_01623-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/lightning2_01623-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/lightning2_01623.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The South African Weather Services (SAWS) reportedly anticipated a severe thunderstorm, accompanied by possible large hail and strong gusty winds, in some areas of Gauteng, including Ekurhuleni on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220115\/empd-officers-pounce-on-alleged-drug-dealers-in-katlehong-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EMPD officers pounce on alleged drug dealers in Katlehong<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-220406\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/41GCNCRIMEKATMH_43599-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/41GCNCRIMEKATMH_43599-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/41GCNCRIMEKATMH_43599-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/41GCNCRIMEKATMH_43599-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/41GCNCRIMEKATMH_43599.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Patrols by EMPD Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) members recently in the south of Katlehong yielded results. Two alleged drug dealers were nabbed in possession of Kat worth R1 200 on the streets. Both arrests took place at about 9.30am.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220015\/katlehong-saps-nab-suspects-in-several-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Katlehong SAPS nab suspects in several operations<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-220405\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/Crimegeneric2_35127-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/Crimegeneric2_35127-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/Crimegeneric2_35127-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/Crimegeneric2_35127-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/Crimegeneric2_35127.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In their continued efforts to curb crime in their precinct, officers from the Katlehong SAPS Crime Prevention Unit conducted several stop-and-search operations between September 26 and 27.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/219698\/why-is-the-sea-salty\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Why is the sea salty?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-220404\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/dead-sea-float-cs-7_28719-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/dead-sea-float-cs-7_28719-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/dead-sea-float-cs-7_28719-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/dead-sea-float-cs-7_28719-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/dead-sea-float-cs-7_28719.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most of Earth\u2019s surface is covered in water and that water contains salt. Where does all this salt come from? Some of it comes from rocks on land and some from underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal vents on the seabed, but most of it comes from the land.<\/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 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