The problems behind
the products we build.

Transport is a major part of South Africa's economy and labour market, with about 1.12 million people employed in the transport sector in Q2 2025. Carry It asks a narrower question: can existing bakkies, vans and trucks be matched more easily to bulky-item jobs?

Informal-sector employment accounted for 19.5% of total employment in Q4 2024, while 1.9 million people were running non-VAT-registered businesses in 2023. E-SPANE starts with the practical question of how trust and verification could work in informal hiring.

South Africa's government has cited estimates of about 10 million tonnes of food wasted each year, while the Department of Agriculture identifies market access as a continuing challenge for small-scale producers. Harvest Connect explores the connection between local supply and buyers.

Stats SA's 2025 General Household Survey found that 10.5% of households separated or sorted recyclable material for recycling, with Limpopo at 6.2%. RÉCIR explores the coordination layer between the people, organisations and businesses participating in the circular economy.

Stats SA's 2024 General Household Survey found taxis were used by 34.0% of households in the week before the survey. Leeto Travel asks whether existing journeys can also become part of the inter-provincial travel network.

In 2024, 25.9% of workers travelled to work by private car and 24.3% by taxi. Pele Transit explores what better coordination of employee transport could look like before making any claim about congestion or emissions.

Stats SA reported that 48.2% of informal businesses were in the trade industry in 2023, while 34.3% needed marketing support. Kasi Express explores a digital commerce layer built around local businesses rather than replacing them.

South Africa already maintains a national digital heritage inventory through SAHRIS. Anthology explores a more personal layer: connecting physical memorials with biographies, timelines and family memories.