{"id":221669,"date":"2019-10-27T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T05:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=221669"},"modified":"2019-10-27T20:06:18","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T18:06:18","slug":"top-five-stories-week-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/10\/27\/top-five-stories-week-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, October 19 to 25, were:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220923\/mans-visit-with-his-daughter-allegedly-turns-sour\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Man\u2019s visit with his daughter allegedly turns sour<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>A 55-year-old man was recently arrested by the Primrose police on a charge of pointing a firearm. The suspect was arrested after the complainant alleged that the man pointed the firearm at him during an argument.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220921\/man-allegedly-steals-watches-from-sunnyridge-home\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Man allegedly steals watches from Sunnyridge home\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>A 26-year-old man was recently arrested by the Primrose police on a charge of theft. It is alleged that the suspect stole watches from a Sunnyridge home where he was doing plumbing work.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/221122\/residents-want-solutions-to-sunnyridges-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Residents want solutions to Sunnyridge\u2019s problems<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the Ward 92 by-election taking place on October 23 (Wednesday), residents of Sunnyridge came together last Wednesday evening to tackle the DA\u2019s nominated councillor candidate, Graham Gersbach.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/221296\/tip-off-leads-to-recovery-of-gold-nuggets-dagga-in-palm-ridge\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tip-off leads to recovery of gold nuggets, dagga in Palm Ridge<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A hawk-eyed member of the community smelled a rat when he noticed more than 10 suspicious-looking men and women frequenting a shack on a daily basis in Palm Ridge Extension Five.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/221096\/school-honours-young-athletes-achievements\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>School honours young athlete\u2019s achievements<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It has been a very successful year for Primrose High School learner Ntokozo Gumede (14). Thanks to a series of wins, which include wins at Gauteng Championships and National Championships, Gumede was named the top runner in her age division throughout the whole country.<\/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\" 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