BRICK BEASTS: Special needs learners win national prize for turning plastic waste into sports gear

With a clever machine, discarded plastic bottles and a determination to make a difference, five learners from Gqeberha special-needs school Cape Recife High School are turning waste into shin pads, rugby kicking tees and specially designed foot cups to support children with cerebral palsy in their wheelchairs — an innovation that has won them a national prize.