Mmopane youth recycle tyres to make beautiful chairs

Now a group of innovative Mmopane youth have started to make gorgeous outdoor or garden chairs using recycled tyres.

One of the pioneers of the project, Matla Ramotswaledi, has told Arts & Culture that they started the project with the help of their councillor Kabelo Mokgalajwe after seeing a certain man from the community who sold tyre chairs but did not seem to have really used its profits frugally. "We approached him and asked him to teach us how to make these chairs of which he agreed. We have merged with him and he has taught us how to cut the metal and make better chairs. Even though we copied his idea, we have introduced some innovations to make our chairs more appealing to our clients," Ramotswaledi told Arts & Culture.