‘Children as young as 8 in the Northern Cape falling into drug addiction’

The Northern Cape Department of Social Development says children as young as eight are becoming drug addicts. The department says the province has seen an increase in the use of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as tik. Parents say the drug has damaged the lives of their children. Keamogetse Gaboutlwelwe says her now 23-year-old son started…...

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Edward Smit