{"id":229220,"date":"2020-02-02T06:30:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T04:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=229220"},"modified":"2020-01-31T17:31:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T15:31:51","slug":"top-five-stories-week-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/02\/top-five-stories-week-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, January 25 to 31, were:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/228644\/schoolgirl-allegedly-raped-murdered-body-found-elsburg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Schoolgirl allegedly raped before being murdered, body found in Elsburg<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The body of a 15-year-old teenager from Dukathole was discovered last Friday in Elsburg. It is suspected that the victim was raped before she was murdered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/228535\/bright-future-ahead-for-katlehong-learners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Bright future ahead for Katlehong learners<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Students in Katlehong and Umbumbulu in KwaZulu-Natal received 211 distinctions in maths and physical science.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/228598\/high-paced-aerobics-session-heads-to-germiston-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>High-paced aerobics session heads to Germiston Lake<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Calling all fitness fanatics in Ekurhuleni to come and flex and stretch their muscles at the metro\u2019s annual \u201cFit For Free\u201d aerobics session at Germiston Lake on February 8.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/228791\/mec-lesufi-says-heads-will-roll-if-he-doesnt-get-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MEC Lesufi says heads will roll if he doesn\u2019t get answers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere we are meeting again because of another sad story.\u201d These were the somber words of Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi as he addressed the media gathered outside 15-year-old Laticia Princes Jansen\u2019s Dukathole home last Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/228646\/the-sky-is-her-playground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The sky is her playground<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe I\u2019m doing this, I kept thinking to myself as I took it all in. Afterwards I sat alone in the aircraft and cried. Going solo is one of the biggest moments in your aviation career because you can never do it again, you will never get that feeling again, nor will you ever forget that feeling.\u201d These are the words of Onthatile Lethabo Moboa, a young and passionate pilot, expressing her passion and excitement for flying.<\/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 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