The workshop
Every agent here is hand-fitted to the business it serves — global tools, tailored to African realities. This is where we show our work: the problems, the builds, and what they deliver.
Audited Timesheet → Payroll Automation
Raw timesheets in, audited payroll out — with a traceable record at every step.
View repositoryThe problem
Knowledge-work teams lose hours reconciling timesheets by hand, and errors slip silently into payroll. There was no single source of truth between what people logged and what they were paid.
The solution
Tech stack
Use cases
Agencies billing by the hour
Accurate, auditable hours behind every invoice.
Distributed teams, variable rates
Per-person rates handled automatically across regions.
Finance sign-off
An audit trail ready before payroll is approved.
Deliverables
📋 Weekly audit summary — 42 entries processed, 39 matched automatically, 3 flagged for review.
- • Total hours logged: 312.5
- • Exceptions: 3 (rate mismatch)
- • Audit CSV attached below
Audit CSV
| ID | Employee | Logged | Approved | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-0042 | Thabo M. | 40.0 | 40.0 | Match |
| TS-0043 | Zanele K. | 38.5 | 38.5 | Match |
| TS-0044 | Pieter V. | 41.0 | 37.5 | Review |
n8n workflow
Cover preview
Outcome
MVP complete and handed to independent QA (125-case test register). Architecture proven end-to-end: form → master sheet → weekly workflow → Slack + audit CSV.
WhatsApp Financial Literacy Chatbot
Financial literacy guidance delivered where people already are — on WhatsApp.
The problem
Financial literacy resources rarely reach the people who need them most, and almost never in a channel they already use daily. This chatbot meets South African users on WhatsApp — no app to download, no barrier to entry.
The solution
- ✓Inbound WhatsApp
- ✓Keyword routing
- ✓AI fallback w/ per-user memory
- ✓Conversation logging
- ✓Outbound replies
Tech stack
Use cases
First-time savers
Learning the basics of budgeting and saving.
Natural-language Q&A
Users ask budgeting questions in their own words.
Inclusion campaigns
Organisations running financial-inclusion programmes at scale.
Deliverables
Conversation log
| Phone | Intent | Last message | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| +27 8X XXX 1234 | HELP | Show me how budgeting works | Resolved |
| +27 8X XXX 5678 | HELLO | Hi there | Resolved |
| +27 8X XXX 9012 | Fallback | How do I start an emergency fund? | AI replied |
Placeholder number — replace WHATSAPP_CTA_NUMBER with the live business number.
Outcome
Live and handling inbound messages, keyword routing, and AI fallback with per-user memory and full conversation logging.
Smart Agriculture AI Strategy
A go-to-market AI strategy bringing agentic tools to smallholder and commercial agriculture.
The problem
Agritech advice rarely fits the realities of farming in Zimbabwe and South Africa. This strategy maps how an AI advisory layer — delivered via WhatsApp — can reach extension officers and agri-input retailers in their own context.
The solution
Tech stack
Use cases
Extension officers
Advising farmers at scale, in context.
Agri-input retailers
Guiding product choice for customers.
Smallholders
Getting season-relevant guidance directly.
Deliverables
Strategy document cover
Cover preview
Roadmap
Discovery & landscape analysis
WhatsApp advisory pilot
Commercialisation rollout
Outcome
In active development. Strategy defined; build underway reusing proven components from our financial-literacy chatbot.
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