Local shops · Local runners
Kotas, bread, cold drinks, airtime and electricity from the spazas and tuck shops around you. Shop on any budget and get it brought to your door.
Sawubona, Thandi
What do you need today?
Shops
Runners
Electricity
Airtime
Nearby · 400 m
Msenti Spaza shop
Open · kotas, cold drinks, bread
Everyday essentials from shops near you
One app, every shop
Stop walking from shop to shop to check what’s in stock. Mzala brings the tuck shops, spazas and runners around you together.
Find spazas, tuck shops and takeaways around you, see what they have in stock right now, and order for pickup or delivery.
Spazas
Groceries
Electricity
Airtime
From opening the app to your first order in about two minutes.
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Search a product or a store by name. Nearby shops show what they have in stock right now.
Sawubona, Thandi
What do you need today?
Shops
Runners
Electricity
Airtime
Nearby · 400 m
Msenti Spaza shop
Open · kotas, cold drinks, bread
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Add items yourself or tell Mzala your budget and let it build a basket from real stock.
Chicken curry + rice for 5
R100.00 left of your R300 budget
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Pay securely with PayFast, then collect or follow your runner live to your door.
New request nearby
1.2 km away · paid upfront
2× bread, 1× milk, 1× eggs
Runner fee R15.40
How you get paid
Buyer pays before you shop
Safety
Your money and your orders are protected before, during and after every purchase.
Card and instant EFT through a South African payment provider. Mzala never sees your card details, and a payment only counts once PayFast confirms it.
Mzala checks shops before they can take orders. New shops are clearly marked.
No runner, no charge. Cancel before your runner starts and Mzala refunds you within minutes.
Follow your runner from the shop to your door, and see every step of your order.
Earn with Mzala
Shop for people in your area on foot, by bike or by car. Requests are paid before you shop, and you choose when you work.
New request nearby
1.2 km away · paid upfront
2× bread, 1× milk, 1× eggs
Runner fee R15.40
How you get paid
Buyer pays before you shop
FAQ
Yes. The app is free. You pay for your items plus a small service fee, and a delivery or runner fee when someone brings it to you. Every fee is shown before you pay.
Payments go through PayFast, a South African payment provider, with card and instant EFT. Mzala never sees or stores your card details.
If a seller declines or you cancel before a runner is assigned, Mzala sends your refund within 5 minutes. When it appears on your statement depends on your bank.
Yes. Search any store by name to open it, wherever it is. Nearby search covers 1 to 50 km and you choose the distance.
Apply on the runner page. We review your application, and once you’re approved you switch to Runner mode in the app and start receiving nearby requests.
Get started
Mzala is in testing on iPhone. Store listings for the App Store and Google Play are coming soon.
Chicken curry + rice for 5
R100.00 left of your R300 budget