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HOT DESKS!

IT LOOKS like a cross between a schoolbag and a carry-on suitcase, brightly coloured with wheels and a handle. But the compact little case is anything but simple and its design has been a game-changer for children in rural areas.

Thanks to an innovative young woman, this schoolbag transforms into a desk with a chair, a lamp and a portable USB charger.

The MiDesk is the brainchild of Talita Boodhram (23) from Pretoria. It started as a high school science project seven years ago. Talita and her parents, Farana and Minesh, have since transformed her idea into

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