Gunman arrested at mine dump

Johannesburg - On Tuesday detectives arrested a 28-year-old Lesotho national for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition at corner Rosettenville Road and Funnel Street.

Police spokesperson Captain Xoli Mbele said police were tracing suspects wanted for murder and attempted murder around the mining dump when they noticed a suspicious man.

“When he saw the police he tried to run away from Herbert Street but was cornered. We recovered an unlicensed firearm and live rounds of ammunition from him.

We cannot rule out the possibility of linking the suspect to some of the crimes that took place in that vicinity where victims were killed and others injured. The firearm will be sent for ballistics testing to ascertain if it was used in committing other serious and violent crimes, and investigation is underway,” Mbele said.

He added that Johannesburg Central station commander Brigadier Perumal commended good work done by the detectives, and urged them to follow leads that might result in the arrest of other suspects particularly in that dump.

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The initiative of the Gauteng government is to help businesses impacted by Covid-19 and the July 2021 civil unrest. It has partnered with the NCPC-SA, a national industry support programme managed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), to assist in identifying and implementing suitable projects.

The programme estimates that the budget can fund solutions in about 30 Gauteng businesses.

NCPC-SA programme manager Victor Manavhela says this will assist SMEs within the manufacturing and other energy-intensive sectors.

“This will help improve their efficiency and productivity by reducing operating costs and avoiding power outages, while adopting greener production measures,” he said.

The CSIR/NCPC-SA team will identify companies that have potential or shown progress in energy efficiencies. Some of the recipients will be those that have previously participated in an NCPC-SA energy assessment, where alternative energy was identified as a possible solution. SMEs that have not undergone an assessment are invited to apply. Qualifying companies will be contacted with details of how to apply. To be eligible, a company must meet the basic criteria outlined on the NCPC-SA website. Due consideration will be given to SMEs owned and operated by youth and women, and those affected by regular power outages will be prioritised.

Those interested can submit a prequalification application via www. ncpc.co.za by 15 April. For more email GautengGreen@csir.co.za.