{"id":95167,"date":"2019-06-10T09:55:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T07:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=95167"},"modified":"2019-06-10T14:13:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T12:13:48","slug":"stoffbergs-ghosts-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/06\/10\/stoffbergs-ghosts-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"Stoffberg&#8217;s &#8216;Ghosts in the darkness&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The recent publication on social media of a lion prowling on the Stoffberg road, had many people up in arms, especially after the incident of 14 lions on the loose in Phalaborwa.<\/p>\n<p>A photo was published on the Facebook profile of Witbank Parts showing a lion walking next to the road. The administrator of the profile captioned the photo stating that the lion was seen next to the Stoffberg road.<\/p>\n<p>It has been confirmed that the sighting was untrue.<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>www.mobserver.co.za<\/b>\u00a0tried to reach the owner of the Facebook account for comment but they did not respond before publication of the article.<\/p>\n<p>The image has since been deleted from the account.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Also read:<\/h3>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/94931\/fatalities-bus-accident-stoffberg-road\/\" target=\"_blank\">More fatalities after bus accident on Stoffberg road<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/94920\/municipality-makes-gruesome-discovery-blocked-drain\/\" target=\"_blank\">Municipality makes gruesome discovery in blocked drain<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a 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