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Verified providers. Clear deliverables. On-time. In-budget.

Rigorous verification.

Choose a verified provider. We check the project portfolio and track record of every provider before their profile earns the 'Verified' mark.

Fixed fee, agreed upfront

Establish the cost, the scope and the timeline right up front. Know what is involved before work begins.

Accountable delivery

Providers start with the end in mind, and finish what they start.

One network, across SADC

A network of professionals who finish what they start.

Taonani connects property developers, managers and homeowners with skilled teams and service businesses who take full responsibility for delivering your project's scope. For providers, it is a fair way to put your skills to work: choose the projects that fit where your career and business are heading, name a fixed fee, and be paid properly for what you do.

  • Browse the directory by skill, service or region.
  • Submit one brief and hear from matched providers.
  • Compare verified profiles and track records.

Explore the Directory

Verified providers across the services you need most.

Construction

House builds, extensions and renovations: bricklayers, roofers, tilers, painters and every trade in between.

Landscaping

Garden design, paving, irrigation and planting, from a small courtyard to a whole estate.

Electrical

From new installations, certifications and testing to repairs - our contractors will take it from here.

Plumbing

Whether it's a new design or an emergency - the fix is just a call away.

Maintenance

Find a provider to get your building and grounds into pristine condition and keep it there.

Design

Have a concept in mind? Bring it to life with drafters, furniture makers, carpenters, metalworkers, upholsterers and stonemasons, from bespoke furniture to custom fittings.

Browse the directory

See the kind of projects you can hand over.

Sample Brief 1: Three-bedroom family home, Johannesburg

One provider team takes responsibility for the full build, from foundations to finishes, at a fee agreed before the first brick was laid.

Buyer

Private homeowner

Fixed fee

R1,450,000

Example brief 2: Courtyard and garden redesign, Cape Town

Indigenous planting, paving and drip irrigation turned a tired courtyard into a low-maintenance garden, delivered by a single landscaping team.

Buyer

Residential property manager

Fixed fee

R86,000

Example brief 3: Bespoke oak dining table and bench, Windhoek

Designed, built and finished by a master furniture maker, with the drawings signed off before the first cut.

Buyer

Boutique guesthouse

Fixed fee

R38,500

People are saying ...

Early feedback from the grid we are connecting.

This fills a real and pressing need. Finding a team that will take full responsibility for the scope, at a fixed fee, is the hardest part of any build.

Property developer, early network member
Fixed fee

Cost, scope and timeline agreed before work begins.

Knowing the provider has been verified and the price is agreed upfront could have saved me a very stressful renovation. We really need this right now.

Homeowner, early network member
No surprises

Verified providers and a price you know upfront.

I manage properties in several towns. One place to find trusted plumbers, electricians and landscapers, with track records I can check, is long overdue.

Property manager, early network member
One network

Skilled trades across the region in one directory.

People deserve to put their skills to use and be fairly compensated. A platform that lets me choose my projects and name a fair fixed fee is what craftspeople have been missing.

Furniture maker, early network member
Fair pay

Choose your projects and quote a fixed fee.

My work has always travelled by word of mouth. Being verified and visible to buyers beyond my own town is how a small business grows.

Landscaping contractor, early network member
Wider reach

Win work beyond the markets you started in.

There are skilled people without enough work, and buyers who cannot find them. Connecting the two, with accountability on both sides, is the right idea.

Master builder, early network member
Skills in use

Skilled people matched with the work they are qualified for.

How Taonani works

Whether you have a project to hand over or skills to put to work, start here.