Who has what you need, what it costs, and whether they’re open, across 526 Harare shops, before you spend a kombi fare. Then you talk to the shop on WhatsApp. Free, with no middleman.
Free on Android No account needed to look around English, Shona and Ndebele
Tendai is made up. The shops, the prices and the answers are real, from Mavenge on 13 October 2026.
ONE SEARCH · SEVEN SHOPS · NO KOMBI FARES
Tendai gets home to a dark house. The power has been off since morning, and the food in the fridge will not last another night. He wants a solar kit, but every shop quotes a different price, and driving around town to compare them costs fuel he does not have.
He types solar package
. Seven Harare shops answer at once, with prices side by side: $950, $1,800, $2,150, $2,340. In a minute he knows who sells what, for how much, how far, and who is open now.
The 5 kVA package at $1,800 looks right. About this item answers what it can: a pure sine wave inverter, eight 450 W panels, a 100 Ah lithium battery, a charge controller included. The rest only the shop knows, so he ticks those questions and sends them on WhatsApp.
One trip, to the right shop, knowing the price. By Friday the lights are on in Kuwadzana. And Keson, a small Harare shop, got a customer who would never have found them. Every search on Mavenge is a vote for a business next door.
In Harare, finding something means kombi fares, phone calls and asking around. Mavenge gives you the answers first.
One search across 526 shops and 174,000 items, including small shops with no website of their own.
ONE SEARCH, NOT SEVEN TRIPSPrices side by side. 94 of every 100 items show one, so you walk into the right shop knowing the number.
$950 TO $2,410 FOR A SOLAR KIT, TODAYOpening hours, distance and a map on every shop. No wasted trip to a locked gate.
OPEN TILL 5PM · 9.9 KM AWAYAbout this item answers what it can and hands the rest to the shop, in a WhatsApp message we start for you.
THEN YOU TALK. MAVENGE TAKES NO CUT.Three steps. No sign-up needed to look around.
Type “tomatoes under $2” or “someone to fix my geyser”. Not sure what it’s called? Describe it instead.
Shops near you, with the item that matched, its price and how far away.
We start the message for you, and you agree the details with the shop. Mavenge never takes a cut.
COUNTED ON 13 OCTOBER 2026 · THE NUMBERS GROW AS SHOPS JOIN
For many items, About this item tells you what to look for, answers what we can, and shows which questions only the shop can answer.
Search, browse the map, keep your favourite shops, and run your own shop, all from your phone.
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Who has it, the price, and how far
Every shop around you, open now or later
Your shops, and new deals from shops you follow
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Mavenge is new. Here is exactly where we stand, so you always know what to expect.
We started in Harare. Very few shops have claimed their page yet, and more join every week.
Until a shop checks its page, results, shelves and pictures are our best guess of what it sells. Some will be wrong, so we say so.
Every listing is a real place you can walk into. Some shops are slow to reply. If one is, pop in and say Mavenge sent you.
The app is new, so it has bugs. Found a bug, a wrong detail or a bad seller? Email us at takudzwa@mavenge.co.za.
From your weekly groceries to a dentist, a photographer or a car for the weekend. The number beside each is how many shops list it today.
Mavenge is free for shops. People near you find what you sell, then message you directly on WhatsApp. You keep every conversation and every sale.
Mavenge Connect for Android. Free to use, and no account needed to look around.
The store listings are on their way. Questions before then? Email us.
Yes. Mavenge is free for shoppers and for shops. We never take a cut of anything you buy.
No. Mavenge never handles payments or delivery. You agree the price and the details with the shop directly, usually on WhatsApp.
Some shops are busy, and big ones may not answer WhatsApp. Visit them and say Mavenge sent you, or try another shop nearby.
Harare, for now. We started here to get it right, and we’ll grow to more places.
English, Shona and Ndebele. Change it any time in Language & settings.
Mavenge searches inside the shops: 174,000 items with prices and opening hours across 526 Harare businesses, including small shops with no website. Then it starts the WhatsApp message for you. No ads, no cut.
Not yet. We’re just starting out and very few shops have claimed their page, so results, shelves and pictures are often our best guess. Some will be wrong. Always check with the shop.
Many shops haven’t shared a stock list yet. For those, we show what a shop like that usually has, and we label it. Always check with the shop.
Most are. When we show a picture from somewhere else, the app says “Example photo” or “Not the shop’s photo”. Always check the item with the shop before you buy.
Email us at takudzwa@mavenge.co.za. Tell us what happened and which shop. Easier ways to tell us are coming.
Tap Register your shop in the app’s Sell tab. Our agents list shops in person, so one will come to you. Already listed? Sign in with WhatsApp in the Sell tab.
