SAFESHIELDHelp is one tap away.
SafeShield is a South African safety app built to end GBV and crime and to build safe communities. It brings emergency contacts, live location sharing, and safety guidelines into one place.
01 Emergency contacts and helplines
Police, GBV and mental health lines plus your trusted people, one tap away.
02 Live location tracking
Share where you are with the people you choose until you are safe.
03 Guidelines and communities
Safety plans, self-defence tips, your rights and community support.
End GBV, crime.
Promote safe communities.
About SafeShield
Gender-based violence and crime affect families and neighbourhoods across South Africa. SafeShield exists so that anyone can reach help quickly, share their location with people they trust, and learn how to stay safe.
Our mission
End GBV and crime and build a safe community, with tools that are simple to use under stress.
What we are not
We are not the police or a medical service. SafeShield connects you to those services and to your own support network faster.
The people and companies
SafeShield was founded by Ontiretse Fortune Ganetsang in partnership with Thabo Jack Gershon. Ontiretse is the lead developer.
Ontiretse Fortune Ganetsang
Founder and lead developer. Owner of Kagano Mass Trading and Projects (Pty) Ltd.
Thabo Jack Gershon
Founding partner. Owner of Rise Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
SafeShield is a partnership between Rise Holdings (Pty) Ltd and Kagano Mass Trading and Projects (Pty) Ltd. Kagano Mass Trading and Projects was previously registered as Lenyeke Café (Pty) Ltd and was rebranded.
The app
What SafeShield offers, and where it helps most.
Walking home at night
Share your live location with your contacts and keep helplines a tap away if someone is following you.
In a car or at home
GBV can happen anywhere. Having your contacts and location-sharing ready means you can ask for help quickly.
Your street, your community
Guidelines and communities help neighbours look out for one another and act early when something looks wrong.
Also in the app
Self defence
Basic techniques and awareness tips.
Know your rights
What the law says and how to report.
Safety plan and healing
Plan ahead and find support after an incident.
Safety guide
Working tools you can use right now. Everything here runs on your device only. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Panic button demo
A preview of how an alert works. It does not contact anyone.
Share my location
Get your coordinates and a map link, then send it to someone you trust.
Safety plan checklist
Tick what you have done. Your ticks are saved on this device.
If you are in danger
- Call 10111 or the GBV Command Centre on 0800 428 428.
- Move toward people, light and open businesses.
- Tell someone your location and keep your phone charged.
- After a sexual assault, seek medical care as soon as possible. Treatment to prevent HIV works best within 72 hours.
- Keep clothing and messages as evidence if you can.
Helplines
Free national services in South Africa. Tap a number to call. Please confirm numbers on official sites as they can change.
Contact us
Questions, getting the app, partnerships or community onboarding.