{"id":232474,"date":"2020-02-23T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/232474\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-166\/"},"modified":"2020-02-22T21:29:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T19:29:19","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-166","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/23\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-166\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, February 15 to 21, were:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229778\/no-peace-for-the-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dead are forgotten in city\u2019s cemeteries<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>A cemetery should be a place of peace where you can visit your loved ones and honour their memories. However, this is not the case when visiting both the Primrose Cemetery and the Thomas Titus Nkobi Memorial Park in Elspark.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/230367\/security-guard-shot-head-cit-heist-n3-highway-germiston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Security guard shot in head in failed CIT heist on N3 highway in Germiston<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>A security guard was left in a critical condition after being shot twice in the head following a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist on the N3 south highway, between Spruitview and Leondale recently.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/230853\/whats-on-in-and-around-germiston-156\/\" 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\/230321\/feeding-the-community-to-make-a-difference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Feeding the community to make a difference<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For 25 years, the Dutch Reformed Church in Elsburg has been trying to make a difference within their community. The church does this through a number of outreach projects. Among them is the church\u2019s soup kitchen, which operates every Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/230185\/kat-worth-r2-200-found-in-katlehong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kat worth R2 200 found in Katlehong<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Acting on a tip-off from a reliable source members of the EMPD Drug Enforcement Unit recently swooped on a house in Katlehong.<\/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 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: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/germistoncitynews\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-210325\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/07\/Instagram.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCblgxW6BRXTLGLQvpcumLqA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-210326\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/07\/youtube.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/newsletter-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-210327 aligncenter\" 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