{"id":94982,"date":"2019-06-04T15:51:38","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T13:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=94982"},"modified":"2019-06-05T11:01:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T09:01:44","slug":"tosca-turns-farmers-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/06\/04\/tosca-turns-farmers-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Tosca turns into a farmer&#8217;s market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shoppers at the Tosca Centre not only enjoyed a spectacle but also had a bit of a traffic jam after a cattle herder congested the roads with his bovines in persuit.<\/p>\n<p>The Middelburg SPCA and traffic department were first at the scene, where they escourted the cattle with blue lights and all, down Sering Street.<br \/>\nAuthorities scattered around, trying to prevent the livestock from running into traffic when they arrived at the Stoffberg road.<\/p>\n<p>We are not sure where the herder comes from, or where he&#8217;s going, but we&#8217;re sure he got a ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe cow patts are on the menu for this evening.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; 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