{"id":229757,"date":"2020-02-09T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229757\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-164\/"},"modified":"2020-02-07T17:12:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T15:12:12","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-164","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/09\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-164\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, February 1 to 7, were:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229161\/family-remembers-laticia-for-who-she-was\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Family remembers Laticia for who she was<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The day before her 15th birthday, Laticia Jansen\u2019s lifeless, half-naked body was found in Elsburg.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229172\/alberton-schools-and-learners-take-top-positions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Schools and learners take top positions<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The executive mayor of the Ekurhuleni, councillor Mzwandile Masina, honoured the best-performing matriculants of the Class of 2019 at the Alberton Civic Centre on January 29.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229115\/five-nabbed-copper-cables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Five nabbed with copper cables<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While on a routine patrol in Refinery Road recently, officers from the Germiston Police Station noticed a suspicious-looking white Opel Corsa bakkie. \u201cThey stopped the vehicle and searched it and its five occupants,\u201d said Const Maxwell Mabunda, communications officer for the Germiston SAPS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229165\/whats-on-in-and-around-germiston-154\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>What\u2019s on in and around Germiston<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking for something to do? Check out the What\u2019s On.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229310\/valuation-roll-data-collectors-are-coming-to-your-property\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Valuation roll data collectors are coming to your property<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Ekurhuleni municipality will be embarking on a project to compile the metro\u2019s valuation roll for the period 2021 to 2025. The valuations of properties within the boundaries of Ekurhuleni will start on February 4 and run until November.<\/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.<\/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 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