Kuda from Forex Trading School, Joel from LPG 4 U and Nkosana from Virtual Tours had come to present their ideas and innovations at Pitch Night at Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel last night.
The initiative hosted by TechVillage is an event in which innovators and startups in Zimbabwe get to showcase their innovations to the general public. This platform also allows the general public to share their suggestions and critique the development and its usefulness in society
The event was attended by Bulawayo residents as well as members of industry who expressed interest and satisfaction with the ideas being churned out by both innovators and the audience.
Forex Trading School which is based by the Theological College of Zimbabwe, spoke of how they train members how to trade in foreign currency. Kuda, the owner of the School also spoke about the fact that one could earn as much as $500 a month from forex trading and that all you needed to start was a good internet connection and $50 into your own personal starting account.
LPG 4 U is a startup by Joel from Gweru in which one can pay for their gas using EcoCash and the system automatically notifies the gas system of the transaction and starts pumping out gas. The system is also said to notify the company when there is a leakage and also when the user is attempting to tamper with the machine. The company is said to be rolling out the system in Harare and spread out to the rest of Zimbabwe in the coming months.
Nkosana Masuku spoke about Virtual Tours and how it allows the end user to be able to view an environment in 360 degrees and view the location without actually having to be physically present. The startup, which is under TechVillage, also spoke of how the system would allow the user to navigate the environment they see and view the surroundings in 360. Masuku also highlighted how they had plans to have 360 tours of holiday destinations in Zimbabwe and thus increase the level of tourism in the country.
The event was capped by TakundaChingonzo talking about the progress that the TechVillage has made in the past year and the partnerships that they have made along the way. He also highlighted that there might be another Pitch Night soon for those who missed out.
Article by Nelson Madzima.
