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“...with this new system, people can boost their agricultural yield
without having to wait for the rainy season, they can simply modify
their soil conditions by using our unique product”

Team experience “In the beginning, I was a bit intimidated when I
saw that we were competing against teams from
The competition required the team members, Frank top African universities but as time progressed,
Gonteb, Angelo Kloppers, Jacobina Haiduwa and we built up momentum strong enough to prove
Bojelo Plaatjie-Dube, to engage in an intensive to ourselves that NBS can compete even with the
four-phased project development process, in best in Africa” said Kloppers.
which they had to spend long hours and late nights Grafton Whyte, NBS Director, said, “Namibia
preparing for each phase. They were guided Business School is proud to be a competitor in this
through the intense process by faculty mentor, inaugural event. Having the Crystal Water Team
Katrina Simon-Agolory. make it to the final five product concepts was

indeed a humbling experience,” remarked the
MBA Entrepreneurship student and team member, proud Director.
Angelo Kloppers admitted that being nervous was
a big part of their experience. The Crystal Water solution will be launched in 2022

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