List your business

Wardly is a free directory of local businesses and organisations, ward by ward, where every listed fact has been checked. A resident looking for a plumber who works in ward 57 sees each business's checks as badges with the date they were done: registration, trade licence, phone number and address.

There are no star ratings, no reviews and no paid ranking. Within a ward, listings appear in a new random order every time someone looks.

Listing is free. The form takes about five minutes.

Have these ready

Your CIPC or NPO registration number. A sole trader does not need one: a moderator phones you instead.
Your licence or registration number if your trade has one, for example PIRB for plumbers, a wireman's licence for electricians, PSiRA for security companies, or SAPC, SAVC, HPCSA or SANC for pharmacies, vets and practices.
An email address you can open now, and a South African phone number.
Your physical address and the wards you serve, up to 12.

Step 1 of 5: Your business

Your business

Business name

Category

Description optionalOne sentence, in plain words, about what you do. Leave out testimonials, and only mention prices you will honour. A moderator reads it before it goes live.

Website optional

Want your logo on the listing? Once it is verified, reply to our email with the logo attached and a moderator adds it.

Registration

Registration type

Registered companyRegistered with CIPC, including close corporations. Registered non-profitOn the Department of Social Development NPO register. Sole traderNot registered as a company. A moderator calls you and asks for proof of address; no ID number is stored.

CIPC registration numberThe year in the number becomes the "Registered company since" badge once it is checked.

VAT number optionalTen digits starting with 4. Checked on the SARS VAT vendor search.

A moderator emails you to ask for your registration certificate and any licence. You do not upload anything now.

Contact and address

Contact person

PhoneA South African number. Residents see it on your listing.

WhatsApp number optionalLeave it empty if the business does not use WhatsApp.

We email you a six-digit code to confirm your email address. Wardly cannot send SMS, so a moderator calls the phone number to confirm it before your listing goes live.

Physical addressIn South Africa. For a shop or practice a moderator also asks for a photo of the signage.

Location optional

Only if you are at the address now. It places the listing and finds its ward.

Service area

Choose up to 12 wards you serve. They should include or border the ward of your address, unless you travel to customers.

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Chosen wards 0 of 12

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Declarations

The information in this application is true. I am authorised to list this business. I accept the registry rules: facts only, no paid position, and suspension for review after three reports from different residents in 90 days. This is not a political party, campaign or government body.

What happens next

We email you a six-digit code to confirm your email address. We do not send SMS, so a moderator calls your phone number to confirm it.
A moderator checks your registration on the CIPC or NPO register (by phone, for a sole trader), any trade licence on its public register, and your address. If something is missing, they email you.
When the checks pass, your listing goes live in the wards you serve. Call-out businesses such as plumbers and electricians get visit requests through the app. For shops and practices, residents call, send a message or get directions.

Keeping your listing

Checks are renewed once a year. If one lapses, only that badge comes off; the listing stays up.
If three different verified residents report a listing within 90 days, it comes down until a moderator has reviewed it.
Once your listing is verified, you can sponsor it in the wards you serve. Every sponsor pays the same flat price.