{"id":248434,"date":"2020-04-19T06:30:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T04:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=248434"},"modified":"2020-04-17T12:00:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T10:00:16","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-173","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/04\/19\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-173\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, April 10 to 17, were:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/246661\/man-allegedly-found-with-drugs-in-primrose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Man allegedly found with drugs in Primrose<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>While on patrol in Beaconsfield Avenue, recently, officers from the Primrose Police Station noticed a man acting suspiciously. \u201cThe 19-year-old suspect reportedly became noticeably panicked when he saw police,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/247203\/know-primrose-sector-numbers-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Do you know the Primrose sector numbers?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The community are encouraged to become familiar with the Primrose SAPS sector numbers of the police vans patrolling in each area with in the precinct.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/247609\/germiston-rotary-anns-show-support-for-elandsvallei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Covid-19: Germiston Rotary Anns show support for Elandsvallei<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To help the elderly residents of Elandsvallei Home for the Aged during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Germiston Rotary Anns recently donated masks to the home for the staff caring for the residents to use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/248285\/a-number-of-germiston-suburbs-will-be-without-power-tomorrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>A number of Germiston suburbs will be without power tomorrow<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ward 36 councillor Wendy Morgan told the GCN that the metro\u2019s energy department had informed her that a number of suburbs would be without power on April 17.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/243058\/the-most-vulnerable-and-needy-will-still-be-cared-for-during-lockdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Covid-19: The most vulnerable and needy will still be cared for during lockdown<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During a recent media briefing led by Premier David Makhura in which various departments within government explained their wide plan for the lockdown, acting Social Development MEC Panyaza Lesufi stressed that government will continue to help the vulnerable and needy within the province.<\/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\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Busi Vilakazi (Journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:busiv@caxton.co.za\"><strong>busiv@caxton.co.za.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Also follow us on:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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