{"id":254661,"date":"2020-05-03T06:30:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T04:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=254661"},"modified":"2020-05-02T20:17:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T18:17:29","slug":"top-five-stories-of-the-week-175","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/05\/03\/top-five-stories-of-the-week-175\/","title":{"rendered":"Top five stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, April 25 to May 1, were:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/252293\/delville-woman-last-seen-at-tavern-now-nowhere-to-be-found\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Delville woman last seen at tavern, now nowhere to be found<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Delville resident Samkelisiwe Promise Dlamini has been missing since February 29. The 30-year-old woman was last seen at Papas Tavern in Germiston.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/251798\/men-nabbed-for-selling-cigarettes-worth-r100-000-illegally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Men nabbed for selling cigarettes worth R100 000 illegally<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>While on patrol in the Germiston CBD members of the Germiston SAPS Task Team received information that members of the public were lining up to enter a block of flats in High Road. The officers rushed to the scene to investigate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/251813\/power-out-in-various-suburbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Power out in various suburbs<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ward 36 councillor Wendy Morgan told the GCN that the metro is aware of the recent power outages in various parts of Germiston.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/251788\/elspark-pensioner-missing-without-a-trace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Elspark pensioner missing without a trace<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Elsburg SAPS are asking the community to help them in the search for Jerry Willem van der Merwe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/253764\/childrens-corner-make-your-own-paper-flowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Children\u2019s Corner \u2013 Make your own paper flowers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have some fun making crafts with Busi in the GCN\u2019s Children\u2019s Corner.<\/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=\"https:\/\/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\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img 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