{"id":240195,"date":"2020-03-22T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/240195\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-170\/"},"modified":"2020-03-20T16:29:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T14:29:31","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-170","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/03\/22\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-170\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, March 14 to 20, were:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/237438\/enough-is-enough-say-elsburg-residents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Enough is enough say Elsburg residents<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The community of Elsburg is done talking and wants action. Community members expressed their frustration to Faith Mazibuko, MEC of the Gauteng Department of Community Safety, at a meeting recently.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/239683\/primrose-police-target-criminals-in-their-precinct-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Primrose police target criminals in their precinct<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The Primrose police arrested 16 suspects between March 12 and 18. This is according to the latest arrest statistics released by the station.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/237299\/martin-primary-operating-normal-amid-coronavirus-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Martin Primary operating as normal amid coronavirus report<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus concerns hit Martin Primary School after the school issued a letter informing parents that one of the people in Gauteng who have contracted Covid-19 is a parent of two of the children at the school.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/237476\/tips-for-cat-owners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tips for cat owners<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Caring and providing for an animal brings a whole new set of responsibilities, such as thinking ahead with regard to danger areas in your home, as well as ensuring that the new member of your family is groomed regularly, fed, sheltered, watered, identified, vaccinated and dewormed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/239873\/police-arrest-minor-after-stabbing-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Police arrest minor after stabbing incident<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Grade 11 learner from Sizwe Secondary School, in Elandsfontein, was arrested, last Tuesday, after he allegedly stabbed a Grade Nine learner from the same school to death.<\/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\" 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