Merg (Pty) Ltd · Practical AI software for real businesses

Software that does the work for you.

We build three focused tools that take the busywork off your team — tracking hours and running payroll, hiring the right people, and answering every customer the moment they message.

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Built in South Africa 🇿🇦 · Used by businesses that don't have time to waste

WorkHour
Hitch & Hire
AI Sales Agent
Our products

Three tools. One idea: stop doing it by hand.

WorkHour

Staff log their hours, managers approve with a click, and WorkHour turns it all into an accurate, ready-to-pay payroll figure — applying your own overtime and holiday rules.

  • ✓ Timesheets, leave & contracts in one place
  • ✓ One-click & bulk approvals
  • ✓ Payroll export that drops straight into your system
  • ✓ Works on web, phone & desktop (PWA)
Payroll-ready Approval trail

"Stop chasing timesheets and stop paying for spreadsheet mistakes."

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Hitch & Hire

An AI hiring assistant that builds your application form, collects candidates, and ranks every applicant against your ideal hire — so you interview the best people first.

  • ✓ AI drafts the profile & the questions
  • ✓ One shareable link + ready-to-post message
  • ✓ Fit score + plain-English reasoning per applicant
  • ✓ Reads CVs & weighs personality fit
AI ranking Fairer screening

"A ranked shortlist in minutes — not a stack of CVs to read."

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AI Sales Agent

An always-on assistant that answers your WhatsApp and email in your brand's voice, qualifies every lead, and only pulls in a human when a real person is needed.

  • ✓ Replies in seconds, 24/7 — even voice notes & photos
  • ✓ Auto-sorts conversations into a leads pipeline
  • ✓ Escalates the tricky ones to you on Telegram
  • ✓ Your name, your tone, your rules
WhatsApp + Email Never miss a lead

"Close more deals without hiring more staff."

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Custom solutions

Need something built just for you?

Our three products started as custom builds. If your business has a workflow that off-the-shelf software can't handle, we'll design and build it — web apps, AI assistants, automations and integrations that fit the way you work.

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Bespoke software

Custom web & mobile apps built around your exact process — not a generic template.

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AI & automation

AI assistants, document processing and automations that take repetitive work off your team.

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Integrations

Connect WhatsApp, email, payroll, accounting and the tools you already run.

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Built to grow

Start with one problem, then extend it as your business scales — same team throughout.

Why Merg

We build software the way it should be.

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AI where it counts

Not AI for the sake of it — AI that ranks candidates, drafts replies, and removes the slowest part of your day.

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Productive on day one

Sample data, guided tours and sensible defaults mean no painful onboarding or training manuals.

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Built for South Africa

Rand by default, local leave types and local payment providers — adjustable when you need it.

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Your data, kept separate

Multi-tenant and permission-aware — people only ever see what their role allows.

How it works

Getting started is the easy part.

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Tell us what you need

A quick chat to understand your team, your workflow and which tool fits.

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We set it up with you

Your company, your rules, your branding — configured and ready to use.

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It does the work

Hours, hiring and customer messages handled — so you get your time back.

Let's find the right fit.

Tell us a little about your business and which product caught your eye. We'll get back to you personally.

Or email us directly at oswald@slabbert.org