The top five stories on www.germistoncitynews.co.za for the week, August 11 to 17, were:
Watch: Protestors descend on Germiston demanding permanent jobs
Traffic in the Germiston CBD was affected by a protest march taking place in the city on Thursday. The protestors were demanding to speak to the metro’s mayor, Mzwandile Masina, the city manager, Dr Imogen Mashazi and the HOD of the metro’s Department of Solid Waste.
Eskom power lines damaged in Wadeville recycling company fire causes widespread power outage
Many Germiston suburbs were plunged into darkness after a fire broke out at a Wadeville recycling company recently. The fire spread through dozens of cardboard bales stored on the Commercial Road company’s premises under the overhead Eskom power lines and burnt and damaged the lines.
Rand Airport home to one of four Starliners in the world
It was a cloudy Wednesday morning when the fuselage and wings of the Lockheed L1649A Starliner would again be joined. The reassembly took place at Phoebus Apollo Aviation in hangar 17 at Rand Airport. Also known as Connie, the historic aircraft is one of 44 built, and one of four that survive today across the globe.
Get ready for some high-flying action
The Rand Airshow took flight once again from Rand Airport, on August 19. The programme, which makes for a great family day out of the house, was made up of displays from Harvards, Pitts Specials, a Dakota, the Silver Falcons, Trojans, the P-51 “Mustang Sally” and many more – all flown by highly skilled pilots.
Follow these three steps to register your early childhood development facility
Is your child’s crèche fully equipped to take care of your little one? This is one of the questions parents need to ask themselves when sending their child to an early childhood development (ECD) facility. Registration with the metro is one of the indications that the facility you entrust with the care of your child is safe and capable of providing such care.
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