One hub for the whole
neighbourhood.
CenRes connects residents, local businesses and security companies on a single real-time map — so everyone sees what's happening, confirms what's real, and gets help where it's needed.
One area, three communities
Everyone gets the view that matters to them — same live data, different job to do.
Residents
R9.99 / month
- Live incident radar around your home
- Confirm reports & mark yourself safe
- One-tap SOS to armed response
- Direct line to vetted local trades
Businesses
Listed free · upgrades optional
- Visible to every resident in your area
- Matched to live emergencies near you
- Power / water / cable-theft alerts
- Trusted Local Network badge
Security Companies
Free control-room access
- Full incident table — every report
- Dispatch queue: active → responding → resolved
- Resident confirmations in real time
- CPF sector alignment
How it works
Report it
A resident reports an incident with category, location and severity.
Verify it
Neighbours confirm it's real — false alarms get filtered out fast.
Resolve it
Security companies dispatch, businesses supply, everyone sees it close.
How-to guides
Step-by-step for every kind of user.
For residents
- Open the Residents tab.
- Allow GPS, or set your location by address using the pin button on the map.
- Browse live incidents inside your 500 m zone — filter by category or Active only.
- Tap Confirm on anything you can verify, or Safe to mark yourself okay.
- Report new incidents with Report Incident — category, address, details, severity.
- In an emergency, use the red SOS button — it always calls real emergency numbers.
For businesses
- Open the Business tab.
- Check live alerts relevant to your premises — power trips, water bursts, cable theft.
- Tap List your business and choose a category.
- Add your description, area and contact number — residents see you instantly.
- When an incident near you needs a trade, you appear as the Vendor Match with a one-tap call.
- Keep your response time honest — it shows on your listing.
For security control rooms
- Open the Security tab for the control-room feed.
- Watch the incident table — sorted live, newest first.
- Filter by status: Active, Responding or Resolved.
- Dispatch a unit with Dispatch Response — moves the incident to Responding.
- Close it out with Mark Resolved once the scene is clear.
- Use resident confirmation counts as on-the-ground corroboration.