{"id":226740,"date":"2020-01-05T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226740\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-160\/"},"modified":"2020-01-03T15:22:58","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T13:22:58","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-160","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/01\/05\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-160\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za from December 20 to January 3, were:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226618\/whats-around-germiston-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>What\u2019s on in and around Germiston<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Looking for something to do in or around Germiston? Check out the What\u2019s On.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226471\/four-nabbed-in-connection-with-primrose-hijacking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Four nabbed in connection with Primrose hijacking<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Primrose police recently arrested four suspects, aged between 18 and 26 years old, on a charge of hijacking. The hijacking is alleged to have taken place on the corner of Daisy and Rietfontein roads, in Primrose.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226294\/ho-ho-ho-santa-comes-early-to-elsburg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ho, Ho, Ho, Santa comes early to Elsburg<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Children indulged their sweet tooth recently in the spirit of Christmas when they received a surprise visit from Santa Claus bearing treats. The visit was part of the Elsburg Sector One CPF annual Christmas Drive in Elsburg.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226596\/take-charge-personal-safety-handy-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Take charge of your personal safety with these handy tips<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The festive season is a time for family, friends and fun. However, it is also the time of year when criminals take advantage of people\u2019s vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226685\/alleged-dagga-dealer-arrested-elsburg-empd-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Alleged dagga dealer arrested in Elsburg by EMPD officers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Acting on a tip-off from concerned members of the community recently, EMPD Drug Enforcement Unit members arrested a suspected dagga supplier in the Elsburg area.<\/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\" 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