The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, May 27 to June 2, were:
1. SPCA needs urgent help to keep its doors open: https://bit.ly/2qMsHGc
For many animals in the city, the Germiston Bedfordview SPCA is the only place they can seek refuge, whether they have been abandoned, lost or treated cruelly. However, the society is in dire straits financially and needs financial assistance.
2. One dead and over 100 injured in Metrorail collision in Elandsfontein: https://bit.ly/2rdYmjm
One person died and at least 102 people have been injured after two Metrorail trains collided near the Elandsfontein Station on Thursday. “Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) were called to the scene of a collision between two trains, at 6.25am. At the time of the collision one of the trains was heading to Tembisa, with no passengers on board, and the other was heading to Johannesburg from Pretoria, full of passengers,” explained William Ntladi, media liaison for DEMS.
3. Wheelie bin communication needed: https://bit.ly/2sl7OQf
Roger Johnson, Primrose writes: I write with reference to the roll-out this week of the new wheelie bins for domestic refuse in the northern Germiston suburbs and have to ask when the metro is going to make an announcement about this. I became aware of the metro’s migration from the black bags to the wheelie bins when I heard at the end of April that Benoni suburbs were converting with effect from May 1.
4. Collision on N3 highway between Marlboro and London roads causes traffic chaos for Germiston commuters: https://bit.ly/2rymldz
At approximately 11.49pm on Monday night (May 29) Netcare 911 paramedics responded to reports of a very serious collision on the N3 highway in the direction of Germiston, between the Marlboro and London road off-ramps.
5. ALERT: Message stating Germiston SPCA is closing down is a hoax: https://bit.ly/2rp5HLn
A message doing the rounds on social media stating that the Germiston SPCA will be closing down is a hoax. Although the Germiston SPCA is in dire financial straits as per information supplied to the GCN by the SPCA’s manager Burt Coetzee and treasurer Cathy Valente-Parkinson in a recent article, the SPCA will not be shutting its doors in the next few days.
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