About WozaWoza
About Us: WozaWoza Online
WozaWoza Online is Africa’s revolutionary borderless e-commerce platform, built to empower youth, women, and entrepreneurs across the continent with digital tools that create jobs, unlock market access, and spark economic inclusion. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide, dismantle economic barriers, and turn everyday Africans into global trade participants—whether they sell products, offer services, or create digital content.
Born out of a deep desire to ignite Africa’s entrepreneurial spirit, WozaWoza Online is more than just a marketplace. It is a digital economy ecosystem—designed by Africans, for Africans—to support Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs), service providers, creatives, and communities to thrive through localised, tech-driven infrastructure.
What Makes WozaWoza Online Different?
All-in-One Vendor Marketplace
Vendors can open online stores in under 24 hours—no borders, no red tape. Whether you’re in Nairobi, Soweto, Lagos or Lusaka, WozaWoza gives you the tools to sell physical goods, services, and digital products to a pan-African audience and beyond.
Service Marketplace
Plumbers, tutors, beauticians, mechanics, or wedding planners—any service provider can list and get booked directly from customers, powered by secure scheduling and real-time chat.
Digital Products Hub
Creators can upload and sell music, eBooks, courses, graphic designs, photography, templates, and more—monetising talent without middlemen.
Live Commerce Integration
Vendors can go live directly from the platform or YouTube to showcase products and interact with customers in real time, turning viewers into instant buyers.
Taxi Post & Delivery Network
A first-of-its-kind delivery feature that partners with local taxi drivers and couriers to offer last-mile delivery and logistics, including city-to-city and cross-border shipping.
Dropshipping via SokoDrop
With SokoDrop, our pan-African dropshipping model, vendors can resell high-quality goods sourced from global partners—no stock, no warehouse needed. A ready-to-sell business-in-a-box for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Booking & Reservations System
Hotels, restaurants, hair salons, medical practitioners—any business that takes bookings can run their calendar online and manage reservations seamlessly.
Events & Ticketing
Host, promote, and sell tickets for live or virtual events—from concerts and weddings to webinars and expos—all from your WozaWoza dashboard.
Smart SEO & Analytics
Get discovered faster with integrated search engine optimization tools, performance analytics, and Google integrations to track, grow, and optimize.
Sponsored Ads & Promotions
Affordable advertising tools for vendors to boost visibility, with sponsored ad support from WozaWoza TV & Media NPO for lower rates.
Gift Certificates & Loyalty Rewards
A digital wallet for gift cards, registries, and loyalty points—customers are rewarded for supporting local vendors.
Multi-language & Multi-currency
With translation and currency conversion tools, the platform speaks to every African—and the world—on their terms.
ChatGPT Business Assistant
Built-in AI support helps vendors with business planning, marketing, customer support, and content creation, 24/7.
WozaWoza Subsidiaries & Ecosystem Partners
1. WozaWoza TV & Media
A creative NPO that supports vendors through affordable photography, videography, podcasting, digital marketing, branding and advertising services. It’s the media muscle behind every WozaWoza vendor.
2. WozaWoza Academy
An entrepreneurship and digital skills hub offering training, mentorship, and business development programs. Aimed at youth and women, the academy builds real capabilities for running sustainable online businesses.
3. WozaWoza Verified
A compliance and onboarding arm providing vendor verification, business documentation, CIPC & SARS support, ID and AML checks, and tender readiness services. We help entrepreneurs build trust and meet compliance standards.
4. SokoDrop
Our bold dropshipping initiative that partners with manufacturers and mandates to supply African vendors with stock they don’t have to buy upfront. It’s an economic liberation tool for the unemployed and the ambitious.
5. WozaWoza Taxi Post
Africa’s own logistics revolution—leveraging the local taxi economy for last-mile delivery, courier services, and e-commerce shipping using post offices, community centres, and digital tracking.
6. HomeFix On Call (NPO)
An incubator for artisans—plumbers, electricians, builders, and more—vetted, trained, and onboarded to offer services through the WozaWoza platform. It turns trade workers into business owners.
7. On-Call Auto Diagnostics (NPO)
A mobile diagnostics network that empowers vetted mechanics with diagnostic tools and customer access via WozaWoza Online.
8. Maphelo Wellness (Partnered NPO)
Focused on mobile wellness, dietary services, podiatry, and mental health support, Maphelo Wellness offers a booking-enabled directory of health practitioners via WozaWoza.
Our Vision
To build a borderless digital economy for Africa—where every youth, woman, and entrepreneur has a chance to trade, earn, grow, and rise, no matter their location or background.
Our Mission
To empower 10 million Africans to start and grow businesses online by 2030, through accessible technology, partnerships, and inclusive innovation that solve Africa’s economic challenges.
Why WozaWoza?
“Woza Woza” is a call to action. It means “Come! Come!”—a rallying cry to every dreamer, hustler, and visionary to step into the future of commerce, community, and change.