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As part of continued efforts to foster and nurture innovation and entrepreneurship among students, the Midlands State University Innovators Hub club held a project pitching seminar on the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> of April 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The seminar, which was held at the University\u2019s Incubation Hub, was facilitated by Mr Talkmore Sibanda, a Research Assistant at the Hub and Mr Marvelous Nyongoro, a 3<sup>rd<\/sup> year Accounting student and multi-award winning entrepreneur. 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