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Interview with a Zimbo based in Cape Town

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Forum Contact– Cape Town:

Greetings from the Mother City! Have you ever been to Cape Town? How many kilometres is it  from Bulawayo to Cape Town? How many Zimbos are there in Cape Town? Do they eat sadza in Cape Town?

Dear Reader -Cape Town is one of the places to visit before one dies. Cape Town is a MUST a  MUST visit place. Wa Munemo has never been there, I however do plan to visit one day. Fodya yangu ikaunza good returns gore rino…ndoisa ka small portion paside. Ini nemhuri hutu takanange kwakagumira continent. Kumbonowonawo kuti idi here kuti zuva rinonyura kuma 9:00pm mu summer kana kuti ingano dzatinorukirwa nevanhu lol

So good folks allow me to introduce to the forum a good brother of mine. His name is Rodwell Maoneke. He is based in Cape Town and earns his living from auto body repairs.

He has been pestering me with information on how to open an auto body repair shop in Harare ndichishaya nguva on assisting him–Apologies dear bro.One good dae ndichawana mukana.

So as an official Forum Contact, this brother becomes your relative if you are a forum member. For general inquiries, business inquiries zvese zvaungade about Cape Town unomubvunza. Kana asingazive he will get in touch with others and help.

He is currently organising a social get together of all Zimbo Capetonians. No monies required–you bring your drinks and food and have fun on the beach. Future events will include business meetings. The aim is to create a vibrant social and business community for Zimbos in Cape Town.

So for now lets start by firing him with questions, all Cape based folks are free to chip in and assist. His contact number is +27 78 695 9040

First question is –how many Zimbos are there in Cape Town?


Rodwell Maoneke Thanks waMdala, as you mentioned earlier on Capetown is a must visit place. Summer is best time to visit,here we have wet winter it’s rains cats and dogs,sometimes we have snow. We are quite a big number of Zimbos in Cape, we another social group(Zimbabweans in Capetown).

Precious K Chirwa haaaaa sadza toluma daily mdala, Cape Town yakanaka shem truly vasati vambouya mukaita kamari shanyai kuno .vasina mari dze lodge mouya kwangu kumba but vakadzi chete kk

Mdala Wa Rue Kayelitsha is the most popular ghetto….ndeapi mamwe ma ghetto?

Rodwell Maoneke We have Langa equals to Mbare then come Gugulethu and Nyanga these are the Old Suburbs

Penyai Rotai kune maroad runner here kana kuti magmo basi,can we export maroad runner

Eve Chatadza where i stay ariko bt havadye they prefer gmo’s, huku dzakazara apa dzinongofamba nemastreets ngadziwande, ukaona yakandira unopfura uchinhonga mazai uchienda hapana anokubvunza

Eve Chatadza ini i stay in Hermanus almost +/-200ks frm the city, kunoku hakuna entertainment vanhu vanongospenda weekend vachinwa mudzimba or ku beach vane mota they travel to Cape Town, if someone can assist in bringing ma artists eg vedancehall ana zim praise etc etc

Clara Mapfumo Visited Cape town twice uumm uko ndokuone nyika manje quite a breathtaking city

Mdala Wa Rue So do we have Zimbo clubs-Zimbo restaurants-Zimbo churches etc?

Rodwell Maoneke Churches are there and clubs are sprouting here n there, Zimbabwean artists are coming, hvnt had a chance to attend any show but i heard shows ends prematurely due to rowd crowd n unnecessary fights.

Mdala Wa Rue How far progress in establishing buz in Zim?

Rodwell Maoneke I’m on it bro,have done my groundwork. Im winding up this side, December will be relocating. Have Identified Makoni as my operating area

PS* This brief interview took place in December 2015 and is available on Zimbabwe Business Ideas and Network Facebook page. Do you have up to date information about Cape Town? Then update us in the comments section. Thanks

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How ZBIN Operates

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The Zimbabwe Business Ideas and Network (ZBIN) does not offer anyone money, we also do not actively seek money from members by asking for registration fees or even training fees.

We formed the group in order to unlock endless business opportunities through Innovation! Getting members together to discuss business and find how we can all benefit for the betterment of ourselves and our country as a whole, no hidden costs-you get free information and disappear without need to say Thank You!

Formed in February 2015 we have a Facebook page with endless business tips and discussions. One of the founder, Munemo has been giving free advice to the Zimbabwean Community since 2013. We believe that its possible to create endless opportunities without the need for a lot of resources. Take for instance this website where one of the founders Chamu paid $90 for a subscription of the website that will last 3 months. I also chipped in with $60 to pay for various website plugins.

So with only $150 we have managed to share numerous business articles, free investment advice and tips. We are also in the process of helping Zimbabweans seeking investors to register so that we have one central register for investment.

With an investment of $150 we are helping Zimbabwean farmers to connect with potential buyers under in a symbiotic relationship that enables farmers to sell produce at zero cost. We are also actively promoting the website to our members so that they can support members selling products and services.

Diaspora Connection

We have also realised that the Diasporan community is a key stakeholder in the Zimbabwean Economy, this key community remits close to a billion dollars every year to Zimbabwe. This community can even send more money if the right policies for investment are put in place. ZBIN management team is made up of mostly diasporans-75% of the management team is based on foreign soil. So this platform that cost us $150, we are one central place for Diaspora Investment where they can come for free business news and resources. They can also come and link up with potential investors based in Zimbabwe.

All of us are doing this as a hobby that’s why we are not charging any fee, our only joy coming from the fact that we are helping our members, our country and the world at large. We are also showing folks that you do not necessarily need billions of dollars to create opportunities -$200 can generate millions of dollars or more if we use innovation and are willing to work hard.

Apolitical

There is a close linkage between business and politics but as ZBIN we have always maintained our distance from politics and to date we have not had any problem with anyone. So everyone is free to join no matter your background and we believe this stance will enable us to help everyone. Our group is a law abiding group and will be formally registered in January 2017

Zero Tolerance to Fraud

The forum does not tolerate fraudsters. We therefore do not tolerate illegal or dubious money making schemes. Our stance on MMM where we warned members is a case in mind.

Regional Expansion

Our group will be covering regional business information looking at Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Tanzania South Africa and Angola. We will be covering stories for members who are based in these countries.

So in summary ZBIN is showing the world that with hard work and innovation, we can help to unlock endless opportunities . We may not even need a lot of resources as shown by our $150 investment!

We would like to thank the more than 13,000 visitors to the site which was formed on 1 November 2016. That translates to more than 600 visits per day. Kindly help by freely sharing advice that will help visitors to the site.

Thank You, Zikomo, Twalumbwa, Siyabonga, Dankie

 

 

 

 

 

 

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