Episode Notes Shelter or accommodation is one of those things that bring about anxiety. This could be in an existing property or if you are looking at moving to a new one. We have spoken at length about the local financial system, highlighting the quirks and deficiencies that are presently plaguing Zimbabweans. However, it's often easy to forget that the property market, be it residential or commercial, gets caught up in the ripples emanating from Zimbabwe's economic situation. To know about the changes and trends that have affected the local property market we were joined by Mark Conway from Propertybook. On top of that, we also discussed how Propertybook has been evolving and innovating to overcome the changes that it has felt in the market. https://www.propertybook.co.zw/ https://www.hararerentals.co.zw/ https://www.stands.co.zw/ https://www.otm.co.zw/ https://www.onshow.co.zw/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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The strange dynamics of Zim's property market

Episode Notes Earlier this year Shumba Money, a local remittance or money transfer startup, announced that it would be slashing fees for transactions to Zimbabwe. This wasn't something out of the ordinary because we had seen something similar from Senditoo last year. However, Shumba Money is a relatively young player in the game and we were curious about why/how they were able to do this. To answer this question and to get to know more about the business, we spoke to Shumba Money's founder, Andrew Dauramanzi. If you are looking to buy ZESA Tokens, airtime, NetOne data bundles with money in your EcoCash wallet and more. Dail *405#. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Here's why local money transfer firm Shumba Money slashed transaction fees

Episode Notes Gwinyai Nyatsoka is a Zimbabwean developer who made it big on Udemy a few years back. When he shared his earnings, the total came to around US$20K, since that time he has become the Chief Technical Officer at Cobbles, a US-based software development firm. I recently had a conversation with Gwinyai Nyastoka about his work even before he started teaching on Udemy. And he revealed that he has started a new course that will better equip local developers on how they can make the most of the increasing worldwide demand for coders. Links: https://gwinyai.com/course-detail https://github.com/Gwinyai https://medium.com/@gwinyai This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Gwinyai Nyatsoka: CTO for a US tech firm who wants to teach local devs how to do the same remotely

Episode Notes Wadiwa Wepamoyo Season 2 dropped today on Gateway Streams, the same platform that Jah Prayzah dropped his album exclusively a little while ago. And it looks like the problems that plagued the latter's rollout affected Wadiwa Wepamoyo but with the added dimension of video. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Wadiwa Wepamoyo Season 2 on Gateway Streams, it's Jah Prayzah all over again...

Episode Notes Yesterday, Zimbabwe's Drone expert Tawanda Chihambakwe pitched his ideas to ZESA and a delegation from Rwanda Energy. After the presentation, I had an opportunity to talk to Tawanda about the plans that he had going forward like manufacturing drones locally. We also talked about the problems that local startups have had in navigating Zimbabwe's very complicated operating environment. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Zim's drone expert talks about manufacturing plans & problems with local operating environment

Episode Notes Today I was joined by Simon Nyamuda, Managing Director of Compulink Systems. His, is an interesting journey of taking the reigns of a business at the tender age of 22 and leading the company forward. His remarkable work has not gone unnoticed as he was named IODz Young Director of the Year for 2019 and Outstanding Entrepreneurial Sales Executive at the Zimbabwe CEO Awards This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Simon Nyamuda: Managing Director at 22 now Young Executive of the Year

Episode Notes Last week we reported on EduXpert, a local e-learning startup that offers lessons for pre-primary all the way to trade schools and tertiary education. The platform does this by offering anyone with the skills and qualifications an avenue to monetise their knowledge and experience. On the students' side of things, they get to pick and rate the teachers on the platform. This means that tutors who have more effective teaching styles (for a given course) will rise to the top. In turn, forcing every other teacher and tutor to improve their own teaching and communication skills. I recently had the opportunity to speak with Panashe Mashungupa from EduXpert to know more about the site's current and future plans. EduXpert also launched a mobile application on the Google Play Store and you can check it out with the link here. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

This local e-learning startup is aiming to replace brick & mortar schools

Episode Notes Sometimes the price of a product, service or experience is high because it's taken a lot of time to develop and perfect. This, of course, doesn't mean that there aren't a few crafty flea market vendors out there who'll rip you off. It's a mess but we tried to make sense of it through our experiences. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

It's probably expensive because it's actually good value

Episode Notes This is a little belated because we are well past the halfway point of the year but the Technikari crew (Edwin, Rufaro and Valentine) went over their device and gadget acquisitions for 2021 thus far. You will also get a preview of the devices that Edwin will be reviewing soon and what he has made of them in the early phases of testing. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Gadgets & devices we have bought thus far in 2021

Episode Notes Chad Chawanda is a Zimbabwean entrepreneur who has a vested interest in a number of fields. He started out his business journey as a dropout, went into a panel beating business and then quickly pivoted to sales (local and regional) and digital marketing. Chad has a number of companies he is affiliated with namely ADvocado a digital marketing company that has worked with Chicken Hut, Coffee Republik, Last Mile and more. He is also involved in intra-Africa trade where he has traded in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). I recently got the opportunity to have a conversation with Chad to talk about the work that he has been doing in the tech and digital space where ADvocado is concerned. Chad Chawanda also has a podcast called SCIX Africa Trade Talks which you can check out with the link here. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Chad Chawanda: from panel beating to pan-African digital marketing

Episode Notes Christopher Tsamba is a local animator who, through his company Mbasta Animation, got an animated show on ZBC TV. I recently had the pleasure of talking to him about the struggles of trying to make it as a content creator in Zimbabwe. As well as how he got his show on ZBC. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

From working in a factory to having an animated show on TV

Episode Notes I was joined yet again by Economist and former member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Monetary Policy Committee Eddie Cross to talk about financing a nation, tax collection and administration as well as electronic transactions This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Eddie Cross: Zim should have a 5% transaction tax, halve PAYE & no company tax

Episode Notes In 2012 and at the very young age of 14, Maud Chifamba became the youngest ever University of Zimbabwe student and tertiary education student in Southern Africa. I recently got the opportunity to have a chat with her to talk about her journey and experiences. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

The story of Maud Chifamba: UZ's youngest ever student at 14, now a Chartered Account

Episode Notes Last week we reported on a docuseries that would delve into the journey of Africa's first Karate World Champion Shihan Samson Muripo. The production was done by a local content platform called Yakontent with the backing of First Mutual Holdings Limited. To get more about the production I spoke to Tafadzwa Munyaradzi from Yakontent, Farayi Mangwende from First Mutual and the man himself Shihan Samson Muripo. You can watch the first episode of the Samson Muripo Docuseries with the link here. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Africa's 1st karate world champion now has a docuseries & here's more about it from the man himself

Episode Notes Part two of our discussion on the benefits of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology is a more focused one. In this episode, we look at the use cases for the blockchain and cryptos that go beyond financial services. And I was joined yet again by Financial Services Lawyer and Blockchain Technology Analyst, Prosper Mwedzi. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Election integrity, music royalties & other use cases for cryptos and blockchain technology

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