{"id":251806,"date":"2020-04-26T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T05:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=251806"},"modified":"2020-04-25T19:59:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T17:59:03","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-174","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/04\/26\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-174\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, April 18 to 24, were:<\/p>\n

Elsburg is suffering under lockdown<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

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It\u2019s been over a month since the community of Elsburg had a meeting with Faith Mazibuko, MEC of the Gauteng Department of Community Safety. According to Elsburg community leader Prince Rulashe the meeting yielded good results as the MEC intervened and provided solutions to a number of challenges the Elsburg community was facing.<\/p>\n

A number of Germiston suburbs will be without power tomorrow<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

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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

Covid-19: CPF helps the community of Elsburg<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

For many the lockdown has brought financial strain, and many families and individuals have found themselves wondering where their next meal will come from. With this in mind the Elsburg Sector One CPF has been handing out food parcels during the Covid-19 pandemi<\/p>\n

Ask your bank if your personal loan or credit card payments are covered by credit life insurance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Covid-19 lockdown has placed unprecedented pressure on the economy. It is anticipated that many people have, or will, suffer partial or complete loss of income during the lockdown or over the coming months.<\/p>\n

Young fashionista wins once-in-a-lifetime opportunity<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Thapelo \u2018Thaps\u2019 Makhanya (14), from Germiston, had his dreams come true when he was named one of the winners of the Style Squad Young Fashion Designer competition for 2020.<\/p>\n

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Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Busi Vilakazi (Journalist)\u00a0busiv@caxton.co.za.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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