Delivery programme
Ride or drive on MELA Express, choose your own hours and get paid weekly to mobile money.
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Everything you need for everyday African living: food, shopping, stays, payments, experiences and deliveries, all in one place.
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Our Partners
Working together to build a more connected African digital ecosystem.
One ecosystem, every everyday need
Tap into any MELA service with the same account, the same wallet and the same trusted delivery network.
Featured restaurants and merchants
Swipe through partners delivering in Eswatini and South Africa right now.
Discover More with MELA
Access offers, stays, payments and everyday services through the MELA app—or book a MELA Express delivery directly online.
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Delivery destination
- Booking confirmed
- Rider assigned
- Parcel collected
- In transit
- Delivered
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MELA Express
Move It. Track It. Delivered.
Book a rider for parcels, documents and everyday packages, then follow your delivery from collection to drop-off with live status updates and proof of delivery.
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Book in minutes
Enter pickup and drop-off, choose a parcel size and confirm the price up front.
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Rider collects
A vetted MELA rider collects your package and confirms handover in the app.
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Track to the door
Follow every stage and share tracking with the person receiving the parcel.
Everyday Africa, in One App.
Download MELA to order food and groceries, book stays, send parcels, pay bills and browse property — with one account, one wallet and live order tracking.
Grow Your Business with MELA.
Restaurants, stores, accommodation providers, property agents and service businesses reach more customers on MELA — with online ordering, verified listings, mobile money payouts and a delivery network that already rides your streets.
Youth and driver opportunities
Income for the next generation of African hustlers
MELA builds earning routes for young people across Eswatini and South Africa — delivery shifts you control, merchant onboarding support for small traders and entrepreneurship training for anyone building a business on the platform.
Merchant programme
Free onboarding, photography and menu setup for small kitchens, stores and market traders.
Entrepreneurship programme
Training in pricing, customer service and digital payments for young business owners.
Where MELA operates
MELA is live in the markets below. Everything else is a planned expansion market and is not yet accepting orders.
Eswatini
Mbabane, Manzini, Ezulwini, Matsapha, Nhlangano and Big Bend.
South Africa
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Nelspruit, Durban and Cape Town.
Coming Soon
These Pan-African markets are on the MELA expansion roadmap. Services are not active there yet — follow us for launch dates.
- Mozambique
- Zimbabwe
- Zambia
- Kenya
- Nigeria
- Ghana
Built on trust, from checkout to doorstep
Every order on MELA runs on secure payments, verified partners and live tracking, backed by a support team that knows your city.
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Secure payments
Card and mobile money checkout protected by encrypted, PCI-compliant payment processing.
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Verified merchants and accommodation
Restaurants, stores, hosts and agents are vetted and reviewed before they go live.
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Reliable delivery tracking
Live status from collection to drop-off, with proof of delivery on every parcel.
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Local customer support
Real people in Eswatini and South Africa, reachable in the app, by phone or email.
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Data privacy and security
Your address, contacts and payment details stay private and are never sold on.