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A dispatch desk for everyone

We're building the goods-transport layer South Africa actually needed — verified drivers, live bids and real numbers, for both sides of the marketplace.

Our story

Why we built this

In late 2023, our co-founder spent a Saturday calling thirteen moving companies for a quote to shift a couch from Sandton to Soweto. Three picked up, two quoted in writing, one showed up — and the bill was triple the verbal quote.

The problem was never the drivers. The country is full of people with reliable vehicles looking for work. The problem was the dispatch layer. There wasn't one.

MovR is what we wished existed that weekend: post a job, see real bids from verified drivers, pick the one that works, and track every kilometre.

FoundedQ1 2024
Built byLeap24 Tech
HQJohannesburg
Team14 humans
Our mission

Move anything, anywhere — honestly

Honestly priced, fairly paid, transparently tracked — for both sides of the marketplace.

For customers: instant quotes, no phone calls, no hidden surcharges, real-time tracking, and verified humans behind every wheel.

For drivers: fair bidding, fast payouts and real support — no fleet-contract handcuffs. We charge a small fixed platform fee, and the rest goes to the driver.

Operating principles

Four things we don't argue about

They're settled internally — this is simply how we operate.

01 · Transparency

No surge, no hidden fees

The price you see is the price you pay. We publish our fee structure on the pricing page — no exceptions.

02 · Trust

Verified humans

Every driver passes a background check, submits documents, and is rated by every customer. We remove those who don't earn the rating.

03 · Fairness

Both sides win

The platform succeeds when drivers earn more and customers pay less. We measure both, every month.

04 · Speed

A 60-second quote

If we can't get you a bid in under a minute, the system is broken. We watch this number daily.

By the numbers

Real volume, real results

Live numbers from the dispatch board, updated weekly.

500+
Verified drivers
2,000+
Deliveries completed
4.8
Customer rating
12
Cities served
28%
Avg saving vs traditional
47s
Median quote time
+40%
Driver pay uplift
98%
Same-day metro
The team

14 humans building MovR

Operators, engineers and dispatchers — working out of Joburg, with field staff in Cape Town & Durban.

Themba N.

Themba N.

Co-founder · CEO

Ex-Discovery, MTN. Couches and dispatch.

Lebo M.

Lebo M.

Co-founder · Head of drivers

Ten years in logistics. Owns three bakkies.

Ayesha P.

Ayesha P.

Head of engineering

Built the dispatch & bidding engine.

Pieter B.

Pieter B.

Operations · Cape Town

Runs the Western Cape dispatch hub.

Move with us

Customer, driver or partner — there's a desk for you

Join 40,000+ South Africans moving the smarter way.

Deliveries2,000+
Verified drivers500+
Cities12
Customer rating4.8★