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Zimbabwean Inventor: Sangulani Max Chikumbutso

Sangulani Chikumbutso has become the first Zimbabwean to design and make a hybrid engine-powered helicopter, an electric car, a magnetic converter, a ‘green’ power generator and a special drone. His designs were launched through his company, Saith Technologies.

Sangulani Chikumbutso grew up in the Harare suburb of Kuwadzana. He completed his primary education at Kuwadzana 5 Primary School and secondary education up to Form 2 at Dzivaresekwa High 2. He dropped out of school in Form 2 after his mother failed to pay his school fees. He received seed money of $500,000 from Angolan born pastor and businessman Dr Teddy De Almeida. Read more from TechZim …..

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  • by Soshangane
    Posted July 27, 2015 9:52 pm

    Very inspiring keep up the good work young man.

  • by SamChiko
    Posted July 28, 2015 12:34 am

    This is impressive. Africa is rising!!!

  • by afrogal
    Posted July 28, 2015 8:31 am

    All this brilliance in yiung African people. You will never see these stories on CNN.kudos to black media promoting positive stories about Africa.

  • by wangaru
    Posted July 28, 2015 8:51 am

    If he can do all this under the useless government of robert mugabe who has sold off his country to imperialist China imagine what he could accomplish in a functioning democracy? Leaders in Africa must create environments of good governance to foster innovation.

  • by ekumcgred@gmail.com
    Posted July 29, 2015 5:30 pm

    African Child
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgP0xePGl8A

    I am an African child
    Born with a skin the colour of chocolate
    Bright, brilliant and articulate
    Strong and bold; I’m gifted
    Talented enough to be the best
    I am an African child

    Often the target of pity
    My future is not confined to charity
    Give me the gift of a lifetime;
    Give me a dream, a door of opportunity;
    I will thrive
    I am an African child

    Do not hide my fault
    show me my wrong
    I am like any other;
    Teach me to dream
    And I will become
    I am an African child

    I am the son, daughter of the soil
    Rich in texture and content
    Full of potential for a better tomorrow
    Teach me discipline, teach me character, teach me hard work
    Teach me to think like the star within me
    I am an African child

    I can be extra-ordinary
    call me William Kamkwamba the Inventor;
    Give me a library with books
    Give me a scrap yard and discarded electronics
    Give me a broken bicycle;
    Plus the freedom to be me
    And I will build you a wind mill
    I am an African child

    We are the new generation
    Not afraid to be us
    Uniquely gifted, black and talented
    Shining like the stars we are
    We are the children of Africa
    Making the best of us
    Yes! I am an African child

    © 2010 Eku McGred

    • by MamaNguni
      Posted July 30, 2015 2:41 pm

      This poem embodies the yearning & values of the african chold.well done young man.

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