{"id":227482,"date":"2020-01-16T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/227482\/grateful-to-germiston-home-affairs\/"},"modified":"2020-01-15T15:55:21","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T13:55:21","slug":"grateful-to-germiston-home-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/opinion-edition\/2020\/01\/16\/grateful-to-germiston-home-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Grateful to Germiston Home Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A grateful Ester Vilakazi (69), Thokoza writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Germiston Home Affairs should be proud as they take such good care of the elderly.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>When I visited the Alberton Home Affairs office, I was left to stand in line with my walking stick and wait with no assistance.<\/p>\n<p>But, at Germiston Home Affairs, I was immediately escorted to the front of the line so that I could complete my business.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>I am so grateful for the care I received.<\/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 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