{"id":226077,"date":"2019-12-15T07:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T05:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=226077"},"modified":"2019-12-13T14:37:36","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T12:37:36","slug":"top-five-stories-week-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/15\/top-five-stories-week-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, between December 7 and 13, were:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225502\/alert-motorists-urged-avoid-roads-surrounding-marathon-informal-settlement-primrose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ALERT: Motorists urged to avoid the roads surrounding the Marathon informal settlement in Primrose<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Motorists traveling in Primrose have been urged to avoid the roads surrounding the Marathon informal settlement last Sunday evening (December 8), as they have been blocked by protesting residents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225385\/learning-more-about-the-elsburg-clinic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Learning more about the Elsburg Clinic<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Nestled in Els Street, Elsburg, is the Elsburg Clinic. This clinic services not only the areas included in Ward 39, but Granceland, Ramaphosa and a number of other catchment areas as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225813\/hospital-looks-at-improving-quality-services-in-a-caring-manner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Hospital looks at improving quality services in a caring manner<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bertha Gxowa Hospital hosted a Quality Assurance Awareness event at the Kobie Moller Hall, situated at the hospital recently.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225559\/empd-officers-find-drugs-worth-r6-000-in-primrose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>EMPD officers find drugs worth R6 000 in Primrose<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Working on a tip-off from concerned members of the public, EMPD Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers went to a house in Zinnia Street, Primrose, at about 10am recently.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225393\/one-last-night-of-fun-before-the-last-farewell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>One last night of fun before the last farewell<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a night to remember for the prefects of Sunnyridge Primary School as the school held its second annual Mr and Miss Leadership evening.<\/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>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\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Ashley Kiley (Journalist)\u00a0<strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:ashleyk@caxton.co.za\">ashleyk@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\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><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=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCNnews?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-210324\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/07\/Twitter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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