IoT Commercialisation · South Africa

Knowledge that moves the physical world.

Ulwazi Nexus takes proven IoT — tracking, safety and authentication — from device to decision. Engineered for African conditions, built to scale across the continent.

We Don't Sell Tech. We Solve Problems.

South African owned & engineered Field-tested hardware, not concept decks Built on infrastructure proven in demanding environments Designed for African networks & conditions
01What we do

Ulwazi means knowledge. Nexus is where it connects to the things that matter.

Ulwazi Nexus tracking device

We bring a portfolio of field-ready IoT products to market — the hardware that senses the world, the connectivity that brings it home, and the platform that turns raw signal into a decision.

One team, end to end: design, build, deploy and support. No slideware, no hand-offs — products that already work in the field.

02Solutions

A portfolio built for safety, security and trust.

Eleven solutions, one connected platform. Each is a deployed product line — not a concept.

Every specialised solution runs on the same core infrastructure — the same tracking engine, the same connectivity layer, the same platform. That's what lets us cover eleven use cases without eleven separate codebases, and what gives every client a unified data stream instead of a patchwork of disconnected tools.

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Nexus KidGuard

A wearable GPS tracker built for children — real-time location, geofenced safe zones, and an instant alert to a parent's phone the moment a child steps outside them.

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Nexus CradleGuard

Hospital-grade tracking tags that stay with a newborn from delivery ward to discharge, triggering an immediate alert if a baby is moved beyond an authorised zone.

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Nexus Pulse Response

A mobile panic button that connects directly into armed response networks — one press shares your location and triggers a real-world dispatch, not just a notification.

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Nexus MineSafe

Underground personnel and asset tracking engineered for the harshest environments, where RF is unforgiving and lives are on the line.

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Nexus Shield VIP

Discreet tracking and duress response for high-value people and assets — quiet to carry, loud when it counts.

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Nexus VerifyQR

Item-level QR authentication that proves a product is genuine — one unit at a time, not one batch at a time — with brand-level analytics built in.

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Nexus FleetTrack

Cellular IoT tracking that turns vehicles, equipment and infrastructure into live, reportable data — location, status and utilisation in one view.

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Nexus DeviceControl

Enterprise mobile device management — track, lock, wipe and monitor company devices remotely, with full visibility across your fleet of phones and tablets.

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Nexus SmartSight

AI-powered digital screens that read the room — camera-based audience detection delivers real-time demographic insight alongside every ad they display.

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Nexus Connect Media

Branded WiFi hotspots that turn free internet access into an advertising channel — a login screen that earns its keep.

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Nexus EcoLink

A digital platform connecting waste generators, collectors and recyclers — turning e-waste collection into a tracked, reportable, revenue-generating process.

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Ulwazi Nexus network across Africa

Engineered for African conditions — built to scale across the continent.

03How it works

From device to decision.

Every Ulwazi Nexus deployment follows the same path — the difference is in how well each step is engineered.

Ulwazi Nexus sensing equipment deployed underground
Field-tested, not lab-tested

From underground tunnels to city streets — the same four steps, engineered to hold up wherever the work happens.

01 / SENSE

Sense

Purpose-built devices capture what's happening in the field — location, status, presence, authenticity.

02 / CONNECT

Connect

Secure cellular and RF links bring it home in real time, built around local network and power realities.

03 / PLATFORM

Platform

One place to see, manage and report on everything — across sites, teams and assets.

04 / ACT

Act

Alerts and insight that drive a decision, not just a dashboard. The point of the data is the action.

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04Why us

Local roots. Serious engineering.

A South African business solving South African problems — with technology that holds up in the real world.

Ulwazi Nexus hardware assembly

End to end

Hardware and platform under one roof — design, build, deploy, support. No vendor finger-pointing.

Proven IP

A portfolio of field-tested IoT products, not slideware. Things that already work where it matters.

Built for Africa

Engineered for local networks, power realities and conditions — not retrofitted from elsewhere.

Transformation-led

A Black-owned South African business built to deliver real value — and real preferential procurement.

Let's build something

Tell us what you need connected.

Whether you're a partner, an investor or a client with a problem that needs sensing, tracking or verifying — we'd like to hear from you.

We'll get back to you within 1–2 business days.

Location

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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