By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe born Wellington Chaparadza, is a successful UK entrepreneur who is flying the Zimbabwean flag high.
Chaparadza was last year awarded a jackport when he received an order for over US$300k to manufacture among other products, his powerful yet odourless detergent which is way stronger and much more powerful and effective than most products that are currently on the shelves.
In an exclusive interview with ZimEye, the successful entrepreneur, whose field of study is chemistry, demonstrated how the detergent, made from maheu works.
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He attributed his success to the negative and mocking comments by flamboyant businessman Philip Chiyangwa some time in 2000 against teachers in Banket who were being forced to attend a Zanu Pf rally.
He was one of those teachers resisting to attend the rally.
The comments, according to him, was his turning point where he realised that the teaching profession was not his field.
He told ZimEye that he wants to one day meet Chiyangwa.
Chaparadza said:
“Sometimes you get inspired by negative comments and sometimes you are driven by passion. Sometimes circumstances push you towards your goals and success. Mine is a long story.
… I hope you will connect me to this man (Philip Chiyangwa). I would love to meet the man one day.”
Chaparadza however narrated the events of the day which marked the beginning of his journey towards entrepreneurship.
“I was teaching in Chinhoyi, Banket and i was teacher at Zimbabwe Open University. And so one day, we went to a rally. It was on a Friday and then as teachers, you know, we were not allowed to be active in politics, but then we were forced to go on this particular day.
Chiyangwa saw the resistance among the teachers and then he told us, “Teachers you have nothing, why are you this pompous, you know you work all year but your salary can not buy my left shoe”.
Maybe he has forgotten but i have not. It was in 2000.
This was my turning point because I then realised that teaching was not for me. What he said that i can work all year but my salary is not enough to buy his left shoe really moved me.
He said this while he was standing on the podium and he emphasised it that our salary for the whole year could not buy his left shoe adding that it is the least expensive of his two shoes. The right shoes was therefore out of bounce for us because it was way more expensive.
But that inspired me and i said myself teaching is not for me. Yes, some of the things said you forget, but for some, you do not forget, But that was my turning point.”
The detergent manufactured by Chaparadza, Bio Attitude is a powerful, instant yet odourless hard surface cleaner which is non corrosive. The detergent does not have volatile organic compounds.