Trusted by RNP, RDF, Move Plus & more

The intelligence that makes
African fleets profitable.

Stop guessing where your money goes. Sawa connects every vehicle, surfaces the cost of every kilometre, and turns raw movement into a measurable bottom line.

Africa's fleet intelligence layer

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3,000+

Connected Vehicles

95%

Client Retention

10M+

Data Points / Day

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The Problem

Most African fleets are operating blind.

The data exists. The cost is real. But without intelligence, fleets can't act on either.

30–45%

of operating cost

Fuel is your single largest expense, and most of it leaks undetected through theft, waste, and inefficiency.

Days

lost to breakdowns

Unplanned failures happen without warning, paralyzing operations and destroying revenue for days at a time.

Untracked

driver misconduct

Harsh driving accelerates wear, increases accident risk, and drives up insurance costs, all without accountability.

Fragmented

unusable data

Your data exists across devices, spreadsheets, and paper logs: siloed, unreliable, and impossible to act on.

This is a multi-billion-dollar structural inefficiency.
Sawa exists to eliminate it.

Sawa Telematics is not a tracking company. It is Africa's fleet intelligence layer, the system that makes modern mobility economically viable.

We collect data from every vehicle. We process it into decisions. We deliver those decisions as alerts, reports, and integrated services that directly reduce your cost and risk.

Solutions

Everything your fleet needs to perform

From real-time tracking to predictive intelligence, built for African roads and networks.

Real-Time Tracking

Know where every vehicle is, always. Optimized for low-connectivity African networks.

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Fuel Monitoring

Detect theft, track consumption, and cut fuel waste with precise level sensors and alerts.

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Predictive Maintenance

Move from reactive repairs to data-driven maintenance schedules that prevent costly downtime.

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Driver Behavior Monitoring

Score every driver on speed, braking, idling, and harsh events. Coach with data, not guesswork.

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Digital Logbook

Replace paper logs with automated, tamper-proof digital records for every trip and event.

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API Integrations

Connect Sawa to your ERP, dispatch tools, insurance systems, or any third-party platform.

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The Platform

One platform. Everything your fleet runs on.

The intelligence core that every other service is built on. One integrated product, not a menu of modules.

Live

Monitoring Platform

Web + iOS app. Your entire fleet, one screen.
Live

ETA Public Transport

Arrival predictions via QR or USSD.
In Progress

Traffic Penalties

Track and resolve fines automatically.
Live

Fleet Intelligence APIs

Build on Africa's most complete fleet data layer.
Fintech Ecosystem

Telematics is the wedge. Financial services are the prize.

Every kilometre your fleet drives produces verified data: who drove, how they drove, how much fuel they burned, how far they went. Owning that data layer earns Sawa the right to offer financial products no tracker can match. Insurance priced on how your drivers actually drive. Fuel on credit, tied to real mileage. Pay and financing built on a record that can't be faked. The value compounds the longer your fleet stays on the platform.

Usage-Based Insurance

Premiums priced on how your fleet actually drives, not blunt proxies like vehicle age.

Fuel Financing

Short-term fuel credit underwritten by your verified mileage and consumption history.

Driver Card & Wallet

A portable, verified driving record plus an incentive wallet that rewards your best drivers.

Driver Wages

Automated, accurate driver pay calculated from verified trips and mileage.
Industries

Built for the fleets that move Africa

Whether you run a government fleet, a logistics business, public transport, or a handful of personal vehicles, Sawa delivers the same intelligence at the right scale.

Commercial Fleets

  • Reduce fuel costs by 15–25%
  • Cut unplanned downtime
  • Cross-border route visibility
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Government Fleets

  • Full public asset accountability
  • Tamper-proof audit trail
  • Unauthorized use detection
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Public Transport

  • Passenger ETA via QR & USSD
  • Driver behavior scoring
  • Route efficiency analytics
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Individual Fleets

  • Starts at $7/vehicle/month
  • Mobile-first, easy to use
  • Know your true cost/km
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3,000+

Connected Vehicles

and growing monthly

95%

Client Retention Rate

across all enterprise clients

10M+

Data Points Per Day

processed and analyzed

50+

Enterprise Clients

in Rwanda and growing

Roadmap

Where we are, where we're going

Three phases of product evolution, from core fleet intelligence to a full ecosystem platform.

Version 1 · 2026 Active

Core Fleet Platform

  • Real-time tracking
  • Fuel level monitoring
  • EV battery monitoring
  • Driver behavior scoring
  • Predictive maintenance
  • Multi-network resilience
  • Low-connectivity optimized
Version 2 · 2027 In Development

AI-Powered Intelligence

  • Anomaly detection engine
  • Predictive failure modeling
  • Driver risk profiling
  • Fleet cost forecasting
  • Natural language reporting
  • Cross-fleet benchmarking
Version 3 · 2028 Planned

Fleet Ecosystem Platform

  • Fuel cards & charging network
  • EV charging infrastructure
  • Spare parts marketplace
  • Insurance data services
  • Fleet financing products
  • East Africa expansion
Why Sawa

Others sell you a dashboard. Sawa delivers financial outcomes.

A GPS dot on a map doesn't lower your costs. Here are three things that do, and that commodity trackers structurally can't.

We sell outcomes, not tracking

Anyone can put a vehicle on a map. Sawa attributes every litre of fuel lost, flags the breakdown before it strands a truck, and tells you the true cost of every kilometre you run. The output isn't data. It's a lower operating cost.

Data that becomes financial value

Verified driving data unlocks what a tracker never could: insurance priced on how your drivers actually drive, fuel on credit tied to real mileage, and financing built on a record no spreadsheet can fake. Telematics is the wedge; the financial ecosystem is the payoff.

Built for African roads, not data-centre assumptions

Global platforms assume always-on connectivity. Sawa is built for the real continent: multi-network SIM fallback that switches carriers when one drops, and offline buffering that holds every data point through rural dead zones and border crossings, then syncs the moment you reconnect. Zero data loss, by design.

"We don't just track vehicles. We understand African fleets in a way no global platform can replicate."

Expansion

From Rwanda to the Continent

Starting deep in Rwanda, then expanding across East Africa and beyond.

Africa map showing Sawa Telematics expansion phases: Rwanda (active), East Africa (2029), West Africa (2031)
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Phase 1 · 2025–2028

Active Now

Rwanda. Building the foundation. Serving enterprise fleets across Kigali and the country.

Kigali Northern Province All Rwanda
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Phase 2 · 2029–2030

East Africa Expansion

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania. Scaling the platform across the fastest-growing fleet markets in East Africa.

Nairobi Kampala Dar es Salaam
3

Phase 3 · 2031–2035

West Africa

Ghana + ECOWAS region. Bringing fleet intelligence to West Africa's largest and most dynamic markets.

Accra Lagos ECOWAS

Trusted by leading organizations across Rwanda

Client Voices

What our clients say

"Coordinating a police fleet across 30 districts requires visibility we simply did not have before. Sawa gives us a tamper-proof record of every vehicle's movements, fuel consumption, and driver events — which means we can now produce audit-ready reports that meet our internal oversight requirements without days of manual reconciliation. Unauthorized vehicle use has dropped significantly since deployment."
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Vehicle Management Officer

Fleet Management Division, Rwanda National Police

"Long-haul cross-border freight is where fuel costs can make or break your margins. Before Sawa, we had no reliable way to verify what was consumed versus what was reported by drivers on multi-day hauls to Uganda and Tanzania. The fuel monitoring module caught discrepancies we had been absorbing for years. Within two months, the platform had paid for itself. The cross-border tracking alone gives us a level of route visibility we'd never had before."
F

Fleet Operations Coordinator

Head of Fleet Operations, TABS Logistics

"We run a premium mobility service — which means our brand lives or dies on the quality of every ride. Driver behavior monitoring through Sawa lets us hold our drivers to a standard we can actually measure. We're tracking scores across speed, harsh braking, and route adherence, and we're using that data to coach and incentivize. Our customer satisfaction scores and our vehicle condition have both improved meaningfully since we integrated the platform."
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Transport Manager

Fleet & Driver Operations, Move Plus

Pricing

Flexible models for every fleet size

One platform, three ways to get started. All plans include onboarding support, local installation, and customer success.

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Subscription

$7–$20 /vehicle/month

Best for: Growing fleets wanting predictable costs

Predictable monthly SaaS fee with no large upfront capital requirement.

  • Real-time tracking & fuel monitoring
  • Driver behavior analytics
  • Predictive maintenance alerts
  • Digital logbook
  • Mobile app access
  • Email & chat support
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Leasing

Custom hardware + software bundled

Best for: Fleets without capital for hardware

Hardware and software in a single monthly payment with no upfront device cost.

  • All Subscription features
  • Hardware device included
  • Installation included
  • Maintenance on hardware
  • Flexible contract terms
  • Dedicated account manager
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Licensing

Enterprise full platform license

Best for: Large enterprise or government

Full platform license for large enterprise or government fleets that need a dedicated private deployment and full data ownership.

  • Dedicated private-cloud or on-premise deployment
  • Full data sovereignty and ownership
  • Custom integrations
  • SLA guarantee
  • Dedicated engineering support
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All plans include onboarding support, local installation, and customer success.

FAQ

Common questions

No. GPS tracking is a commodity, you can buy a basic tracker for $30. Sawa is a fleet intelligence platform that turns raw vehicle data into cost-saving decisions. Tracking is one input. What Sawa delivers on top of that is fuel loss attribution, predictive maintenance scheduling, driver behavior scoring, digital audit trails, and an ecosystem of services: fuel financing, usage-based insurance, driver credentialing, that no hardware tracker can provide. The platform exists to reduce your operating costs and improve the profitability of your fleet, not just tell you where your vehicles are.
We are currently fully operational in Rwanda, where we serve enterprise clients including Rwanda National Police, Rwanda Defence Force, Rwanda Investigation Bureau, Move Plus, TABS Logistics, Volkswagen Rwanda, Zamura Feeds, and Safe Travel Kigali. We are actively building our expansion framework for Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, with those markets targeted for 2029. West Africa, beginning with Ghana and the ECOWAS region, is Phase 3 of our geographic roadmap from 2031.
Yes, and this is one of the most important things that differentiates Sawa from platforms built for Western markets. Our hardware is designed with multi-network SIM fallback, meaning devices automatically switch between available carriers to maintain connectivity. When connectivity is unavailable entirely, in rural dead zones or during border crossings, the device buffers data locally and syncs as soon as a signal is restored. No data is lost. Your vehicle's history remains complete regardless of network conditions.
Yes. Version 1 of the Sawa platform includes EV battery health monitoring alongside conventional vehicle diagnostics. As EV adoption grows across Africa, driven by ride-hailing platforms, government mandates, and fleet financing schemes, Sawa becomes more valuable, not less. Electric vehicles generate significantly more data than combustion vehicles: battery state of charge, degradation curves, charging event logs, range predictions. All of this requires intelligent processing to be useful. Sawa is built to handle that data layer as EV fleets scale.
Each vehicle requires a hardware device installation, a process that takes approximately 2 hours per vehicle and is handled end-to-end by our local installation team. The hardware cost (approximately $90 per device) is covered under your chosen pricing model (subscription, leasing, or licensing). After hardware installation, your fleet is configured in the Sawa platform, your users are trained, and your dashboard is live. Most clients are fully operational within 5–10 business days of signing, depending on fleet size. We also provide dedicated customer success support for the first 90 days.
Yes. Sawa offers a full API integration layer: REST API with webhook support, compatible with ERPs, dispatch platforms, insurance portals, fuel card providers, and custom internal systems. If your organization already has a system of record for fleet management, HR, or finance, we can connect Sawa data into it. For enterprise clients, our engineering team handles custom integration work directly. API documentation and a sandbox environment are available for your developers.
We offer three models to fit different fleet sizes and financial structures. Subscription: a monthly SaaS fee of $7–$20 per vehicle per month, billed monthly or annually, with hardware costs covered upfront or spread over the contract. Leasing: hardware and software bundled into a single monthly payment with no upfront capital requirement, ideal for fleets without available hardware budget. Licensing: a full platform license for large enterprise or government clients who want data ownership and on-premise or private cloud deployment options. Contact us via the demo booking form for a custom quote based on your fleet size and requirements.
Local trackers sell devices. Sawa delivers outcomes. A $30 tracker tells you where a vehicle is. Sawa tells you how much fuel was stolen last week, which driver is costing you in brake wear, which vehicle is 200km from a major mechanical failure, and how much each route costs per kilometre. And around the core platform, we're building a full ecosystem: fuel financing, usage-based insurance, driver credentialing, and a garage portal, services that create compounding value the longer you stay on the platform. Cheaper trackers compete on price. We compete on the bottom-line impact we deliver.

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