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Lameez Omarjee
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Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis (middle) inspects a newly built Kazi Krusa ride-on with Hope Sonic co-founder Strati Zitianellis (left) and Maude Modise, general manager for enterprise & supplier development at the Shoprite Group. (Shoprite Group)
Just 30km outside Cape Town, a factory in Blackheath is turning old milk bottles and other recycled plastic into new toys.
Hope Sonic started operating 10 years ago, and it employs over 180 people, mostly women, from surrounding communities like Happy Valley and Mfuleni.
Co-founder Nilam Naran has a history in the toy business – first as a retailer – and recalls the vuvuzela craze in the early 2010s that got him "intrigued" by toymaking.
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