{"id":51590,"date":"2022-03-30T06:07:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T04:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/security-boost-for-towns-20220328-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T01:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T23:00:16","slug":"security-boost-for-towns-20220328-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/security-boost-for-towns-20220328-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Security boost for towns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Residents of the Onrus and Vermont Special Rating Area (SRA) can look forward to a boost in local security, with news of a top-up security services contract awarded to Fidelity ADT. 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