Start-Up Profiles

Trash for Cash: Geekay Recycling Company empowers households

By Caroline Chiimba GEEKAY Recycling has introduced its first recyclable trash bank in Zimbabwe as an initiative that is targeted to help the unemployed youth and women in the communities of Zimbabwe. The Geekay Trash Bank is the first of its kind and it is a social enterprise bank in

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Mureza Prim8: The Sky is not the limit for Zimbabwean Car manufacturer Tatenda Mungofa

GROWING up in Harare’s middle density suburb of Warren Park, and being a son to a respected mechanic, Tafadzwa Mungofa had a dream to build a respectable brand of African vehicles. Thirty-two (32) years later, the carmaker is making massive strides in realising his dream with the announcement of his

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CIVAGRIE Engineering, changing the Agriculture landscape in Zimbabwe

IT ALL started as mere friendship in high school for Tinashe Sithole, Noel Chibuka, Shingirai Mushonga and Shingirai Murerwa only for them to develop into business partners in their adult life, revolutionising the civil and agricultural industry through inspired, sustainable practical engineering solutions. The quad’s innovativeness saw the birth of

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Game-changer: Meet the Rural Tourism Start-up CEO

INSPIRED by the idea to promote rural tourism and empower the rural community while connecting to one’s roots, stand-up comedian Carl Joshua Ncube founded the Ekaya, a rural tourism start-up with a vision to foster rural development. According to Ncube, rural areas in Zimbabwe have a lot of untapped potential

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The Gifts Business with a Technological Twist: The Birth of Giftyze

GIFTYZE is the brainchild of two friends Mr Alson Moyo and Miss Nobuhle Ncube, who came together to combine their hobbies, which are the love for technology and gifts. Thus, Giftyze was born as a platform that affords convenience and variety to consumers both locally and abroad. According to a

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Hunger for success and fear of poverty: A great inspiration to successful entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship sometimes requires one to go against the odds, getting out of their comfort zones and face the world boldly as an individual to achieve their lifetime desired goals. This defines an entrepreneurial journey of a 25 year old lady, Langa Ncube who is principled to achieve her set of

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