NEWS IN BRIEF

A 23-YEARold man has been charged with dealing in drugs after Kimberley police found mandrax tablets, with an estimated street value of R6 500, in his possession.

Police spokesperson, Captain Sergio Kock, said that the man was arrested during routine festive season patrols by the police in the Kimberley CBD on Sunday.

“On Sunday, at about 3.50pm, the Kimberley Visible Policing unit stopped and searched a 23-year-old man at a hiking spot in Phakamile Mabija Road near the Kimberley CBD. Police found 93 mandrax tablets, with an estimated street value of R6 500, on the suspect. The suspect was arrested for dealing in drugs.

The suspect will be appearing in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court soon. The investigation continues,” said Kock.

KIMBERLEY Admiration and gratitude was displayed for hundreds of non-profit organisations (NPO) when the Northern Cape Department of Social Development hosted a NPO indaba in Kimberley last week.

More than 300 NPOs attended the two-day indaba that took place at the Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre last week Wednesday and Thursday.

The chief director of NPO funding and monitoring in the department, Ichabod Manyane, said that the aim of the indaba was to give organisations a platform to engage with