01Built around rand checkouts
Most South African shoppers expect to pay by card or by Instant EFT, and many also look for Capitec Pay or a QR option. The gateways that serve those habits, Payfast, Ozow, Peach Payments and Paystack, all have WooCommerce plugins, and the main local ones expect your store to price in rand. We set the store up in ZAR from the start, choose the gateway that suits your volumes and your bank, and test every method on a staging copy before a single real order goes through.
02POPIA from the first wireframe
The Protection of Personal Information Act shapes what a South African website collects and how it treats that data. We plan forms so they only ask for what you need, write consent wording for newsletters and WhatsApp or SMS updates in line with the Regulator's view on direct marketing, and make sure your privacy notice names your Information Officer. If something does go wrong, POPIA expects you to notify the Information Regulator and the people affected as soon as reasonably possible, so we keep logs and backups that make that assessment possible.
03The pages a .co.za site is expected to carry
If you sell online, section 43 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act lists details your site must show: your legal name and registration number, a physical address for legal service, the full price including delivery and taxes, accepted payment methods, your returns policy and your security and privacy policy. Many sites leave gaps, and a customer can cancel within 14 days if they are missing. We build these into the footer, product pages and checkout so they are visible without cluttering the design.
04Custom WordPress development when a theme is not enough
Some briefs need more than a page builder. We write custom themes and plugins, connect WordPress to CRMs, accounting tools and booking systems, and build portals and dashboards for staff or members. Our own plugin work includes emailfooter for email signatures and the Bizy suite for business operations, so we are used to maintaining code that other people depend on. Everything we write is documented and handed over, so you are never locked to us.
05Working one hour behind you
South Africa runs on South African Standard Time, UTC+2 all year, which puts Johannesburg one hour ahead of our team in Lagos. In practice our working days overlap almost completely, so reviews, calls and urgent fixes happen inside your office hours rather than overnight. We run projects through a shared board, weekly check-ins and written sign-off at each stage, which keeps a remote engagement as clear as a local one.
06After launch
Payment plugins, WordPress core and security patches change constantly, and a South African store that stops taking Instant EFT on a Friday afternoon loses real money. Our Managed Services cover hosting through our partners Cloudways and Hostinger, updates, security monitoring, performance work and SEO, including visibility in AI search. You can also keep us on a growth retainer for new pages, campaigns and features as the business grows.
