{"id":233886,"date":"2020-03-01T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/233886\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-167\/"},"modified":"2020-02-28T16:16:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T14:16:50","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-167","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/03\/01\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-167\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, February 22 to 28, were:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/232810\/alert-threats-protesters-cause-germiston-depots-close-service-delivery-affected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ALERT: Threats by protesters cause Germiston depots to close, service delivery affected<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The DA in Ekurhuleni is concerned that several depots in Germiston have been locked due to protest action, affecting service delivery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/232111\/alleged-drug-peddler-caught-at-germiston-taxi-rank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Alleged drug peddler caught at Germiston Taxi Rank<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>While out patrolling in the Germiston area last Thursday at 1.45pm, members of the EMPD Drug Enforcement Unit stopped and searched a suspicious-looking man.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/232246\/drugs-worth-almost-r13-00-seized-in-elsburg-and-driehoek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Drugs worth almost R13 000 seized in Elsburg and Driehoek<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An anti-drug operation was conducted by members of the EMPD Drug Enforcement Unit last Thursday night. The members targeted areas in the Elsburg and Germiston areas between 8pm and 11.45pm.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/232882\/alert-power-outage-affecting-large-parts-of-germiston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ALERT: Power outage affecting large parts of Germiston<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>A power outage affected a large portion of the Germiston area, last 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 swooped in 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 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