Thato Kgatlhanye

Thato Kgatlhanye founded her own company, Rethaka, at age eighteen, along with her friend Rea Ngwane. Their company uses recycled plastic shopping bags to make solar-powered school bags. The bags can also be used as a light source at night. They have reflective material on them, which allows the people wearing them to be more visible in the dark.

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8+