📚 How Peza Works

Peza is your all-in-one campus platform — accommodation, services, marketplace, and a free student library. Everything explained in one place.

🎓 For Students

Find a room, book it, and move in — all with confidence.

Booking a room

1

Browse accommodation. From the homepage, search by campus, price, gender preference, or distance. Tap any card to see photos, amenities, rooms, and bed spaces.

2

Request a bed. Pick an available bed and send a booking request. The landlord is notified instantly.

3

Wait for approval.The landlord reviews your request — usually within a few hours. You'll get a push notification and email when they respond.

4

Pay the K100 agent fee. Once approved, pay via Mobile Money. This confirms your booking and locks in your bed.

5

Get your Booking Pass.A confirmation with a QR code and unique ID appears in your dashboard. You'll also receive an email copy.

6

See the landlord's contact.After confirmation, the landlord's name and phone number unlock in your dashboard.

7

Check in. Call the landlord, arrange a visit, and move in.

Other things you can do

  • ❤️ Save listings. Tap the heart on any room, service, or product to save it. Your saved list is stored on your device.
  • 🛠️ Book services. Barbers, printing, tutoring, food delivery — all contact directly via WhatsApp.
  • 🛒 Shop the marketplace. Buy phones, books, electronics, and more from students near your campus.
  • 📚 Use the student library. Free past papers, notes, summaries, and study guides — shared by students, for students.
  • 🗺️ Explore the Peza Map. See every room, service, and product pinned around your campus.
Pro tip: Save rooms to your wishlist while browsing. You can compare them later in one place.

🏠 For Landlords

List your property, receive requests, and manage bookings.

1

Sign up as a landlord. Enter your name, phone, and university area. Your account is verified by admin before listings go live.

2

Add a listing. Provide title, photos (up to 5), price, amenities, distance from campus, gender preference, and bed spaces. Pin your exact location on the map.

3

Manage bed spaces. Mark beds as available or occupied as students move in and out.

4

Review booking requests.See every request with the student's name, phone, and requested bed. Approve or reject in one tap.

5

Get paid. Once a student pays the K100 agent fee, the booking is confirmed. Your contact info is shared with them — and theirs with you.

6

Track performance. From your dashboard, see views, booking requests, and confirmed bookings per listing.

Ways to grow faster

  • ⚡ Boost your listing — appear at the top of the homepage and browse pages. K100 for 30 days.
  • ✅ Get verified — verified landlords get a badge and up to 3× more views.
  • 📸 Add more photos — listings with 3+ photos convert significantly better.
Listing capacity: Unlimited. Add as many properties as you own.

🛠️ For Service Providers

Barbers, printers, tutors, photographers, food vendors — get discovered.

1

Sign up as a service provider. Provide your business name, WhatsApp number, and university area.

2

Wait for verification. Our team reviews your account. Once approved, you can publish listings.

3

Create your first service. Pick a category (Food, Barber, Printing, Tech, Tutoring, Delivery, Gym, Laundry, Photography, Restaurants, Groceries, Transport, or Other), add photos, pricing, availability hours, and payment methods.

4

Choose your pricing style."Starting from K__" or "Contact for price" — you decide.

5

Add an online option.If you can serve remotely, mark your listing as "Online" — no map pin needed and you get a 🌐 badge.

6

Get contacted directly.Students tap WhatsApp to reach you. Your number is never shown publicly — it's a deep link only.

Boost your visibility

  • ⚡ Boost — Daily K4.99 · Weekly K24.99 · Monthly K49.99. Jump to the top of your category.
  • 🔥 Flash Deals — set a 5–90% discount for 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month. Free feature. Shows a red badge and strikethrough price.
  • 📸 Add a profile picture — providers with photos get 3× more clicks.
Pro tip: Services with real photos + clear pricing get the most WhatsApp taps. Skip the stock images.

🛒 For Product Sellers

Sell phones, books, electronics, fashion, and more to students near you.

1

Sign up as a provider. Same process as service providers — your account is reviewed and verified by admin.

2

Choose "Product" when creating a listing. Fill in name, price, category, condition, photos, and location.

3

Set your stock count.Let buyers know how many you have — "10 available", "Only 2 left!", or leave it empty for one-off items.

4

Pick a condition. New, Like New, Used, or For Parts — buyers filter by this.

5

List it. Your product appears immediately in the marketplace with your name and avatar pinned to the photo.

6

Sell via WhatsApp. Students tap the button and message you directly. You control the deal.

Stock management

  • Quantity is optional. Leave it blank for one-off items — no badge shown.
  • Low stock urgency.When you have ≤3 left, the card shows "Only N left" in amber — buyers act faster.
  • 0 means out of stock.Card shows "Out of stock" in red without marking the listing sold.
  • Update anytime. Edit the listing to change the number after each sale.
Heads up: Peza is a discovery platform. All payments, deliveries, and handovers happen directly between you and the buyer — usually via WhatsApp.

📚 Student Library

Free study materials — past papers, notes, summaries, and study guides.

Browsing & reading

1

Browse by category or university. Filter by Past Papers, Notes, Summaries, or Study Guides — and by campus.

2

Preview before opening. Click any material to read a preview directly inside Peza — no download needed.

3

Open in Drive to save. One tap opens the original file in Google Drive. Save offline if you want.

Contributing materials

1

Upload your file to Google Drive. Set sharing to "Anyone with the link → Viewer". Copy the link.

2

Submit on Peza.Click "Share material" in the library, paste the Drive link, add a title, description, category, and course code.

3

Wait for review.Our team verifies quality within a few hours. You'll see the status in "My Uploads".

4

Goes live. Once approved, your material appears for every student on Peza. You get credit as the contributor.

Peza doesn't host files — we link directly to your Google Drive. You keep full control and can update or remove your file anytime.
Please don't upload:copyrighted textbooks, other students' work without permission, or anything containing personal information. Reported materials are removed.

⚡ Boosts & Flash Deals

How to get noticed faster and drive more clicks.

⚡ Boosts (paid visibility)

  • What it does: Pins your listing to the top of browse pages and the homepage. Gets a gold ⚡ badge.
  • Pricing: Daily K4.99 · Weekly K24.99 · Monthly K49.99.
  • How to pay:Choose your tier, pay via Mobile Money to the shown number, then tap "I've paid." Admin activates within minutes.
  • Real impact: Boosted listings typically receive 3–10× more views in the first week.

🔥 Flash Deals (free)

  • What it does: Sets a 5–90% discount on your listing with a red 🔥 badge, crossed-out original price, and live countdown.
  • Duration: Daily, Weekly, or Monthly.
  • Auto-expires: The discount ends automatically — no need to remove it manually.
  • Best for: Clearing stock, launching a new service, or standing out in a crowded category.
Combine them: Boost + Flash Deal = your listing sits at the top with a big red discount badge. Highest converting combo on the platform.

🔐 Trust & Safety

How we keep Peza safe for everyone.

  • Verified providers. Every service provider and product seller is reviewed by our team before they can list.
  • Verified landlords. Get a blue ✅ badge once your property is confirmed. Verified listings get 3× more views.
  • Booking QR codes.Every accommodation booking gets a unique QR code and confirmation ID. Verify with us if you're ever unsure.
  • Direct WhatsApp contact. Phone numbers are never shown publicly — all contact happens via deep links.
  • Report button. Every service, product, and library entry has a report option. Our admin team reviews every report within hours.
  • Admin moderation. All library uploads are reviewed before going live. Suspicious listings can be hidden instantly.
Watch out for:Anyone asking for money outside Peza's system, offering "too good to be true" deals, or pushing you to leave WhatsApp. Report it — we act fast.

📞 Contact & Support

We're a small team — we reply fast.

Call or WhatsApp

General: +260 0771319817

Student Support: +260 971652675

Landlord Support: +260 979759372

Email

pezaaccommodation@gmail.com

We usually reply within a few hours during the day.

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