MEERKAT
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Watch · Protect · Recover

Your borehole is your farm's lifeline. Meerkat helps you keep it.

Smart protection for your water pumps.

Pump theft can cripple a farm overnight — no water for the livestock, no irrigation for the fields, and a repair bill that runs into the tens of thousands. Meerkat watches your wellhead day and night, raises the alarm the instant someone tampers with it, and — if a pump is ever taken — helps you track it down and bring it home.

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How Meerkat protects

Four layers, one job: keep your pump where it belongs.

Thieves target borehole pumps for their value and their copper. Mechanical locks and chains have been tried for years — and farmers keep losing pumps anyway. Meerkat takes a different route: it watches, warns, and helps you recover.

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Detect

Meerkat notices the moment someone tampers with your wellhead — long before the pump is gone.

02

Alert

You get an instant alarm on your phone, even where the mobile network is weak. No guard on site, no missed theft.

03

Deter

An on-site response makes it loud and bright for the thief — most run before they ever finish.

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Recover

If a pump is taken despite everything, the Meerkat Tracking add-on helps you follow it and get it back.

See how Meerkat reacts

Everything, the moment it happens — on your phone.

This is the heart of Meerkat: you don't wait for a call or a guard's report. The instant something happens at your borehole, it reaches your phone — the alert, a photo of the scene, and how many minutes you have left to act. Wherever you are.

  • Live alerts the second they happen — no guard needed on site
  • A photo of the scene, straight to your phone
  • A countdown showing how long you still have to act
  • One clear view of every borehole you protect

Simple enough to read at a glance — because in that moment, every second counts.

Meerkat Tracking

Even if the worst happens — you still have a way back.

Most thefts stop at the alarm. But for farmers who want a last line of defence, the Meerkat Tracking add-on turns a stolen pump into something you can follow — so a loss becomes a recovery, not the end of the story.

The core system

Meerkat · Protect

On every borehole — watch, warn and deter.

  • Round-the-clock watch on the wellhead
  • Instant alarm to your phone
  • On-site response that scares thieves off
  • Works where rural networks are weak
The recovery add-on

Meerkat · Track

Adds the last line of defence — recover a stolen pump.

  • Everything in Meerkat · Protect
  • Locate a pump after it has been taken
  • Follow it and act fast to get it back
  • Peace of mind for your most valuable pumps

Why Meerkat

Built by a farmer, for farmers.

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Made in Namibia, for Namibian conditions

It works where the network is weak and the nearest town is far — because that's where our boreholes are too.

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Electronic protection, not a lock a thief can cut

Victoria tested the mechanical locks and steel cages herself — and watched them fail, time after time. Meerkat is a different approach.

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You stay in control from your phone

Clear, simple alerts — no technical knowledge needed. You always know your pump is being watched.

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A real company stands behind it

Meerkat is built and operated by Red Rhino Investment CC, a registered Namibian company.

For partners & financing

A real business, solving a real and costly problem.

Demand for Meerkat is already outpacing what a handful of people can answer by phone. Pump theft is widespread, expensive, and — until now — largely unsolved. We are building Meerkat into a service that protects farms across Namibia and beyond.

Banks, financing partners and investors who want to be part of that are warmly invited to get in touch. We are happy to share more about the project, the market and our roll-out plans.

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Frequently asked questions

The questions farmers ask us most.

What happens the moment someone touches the borehole?
Meerkat alarms in stages. A cut climb-guard triggers a silent pre-warning. Opening the wellhead sets off siren, light and a photo to your phone. If the pump is actually pulled, it escalates towards the police contact — with a photo as evidence.
Can the thieves not just switch it off?
There is no single switch. The stages are independent, and the surface unit is housed and earthed. Even a fast attack leaves a photo and an alert behind.
What if the thieves just saw off the mast?
Sawing off the mast buys no silence — it triggers the alarm. Meerkat checks in continuously, so the moment the unit is cut down, smashed or jammed, that missing check-in raises the alarm on its own. And tampering with the mast sets off the pre-warning before they even get that far. There is no quiet way to take Meerkat down.
Does it work without mains power and mobile signal?
It runs on solar, so it needs no 220 V mains connection. For alerts it uses the mobile network, and the height of the mast is set for the best possible reception at the borehole. Sites with very weak signal are part of what we test in the pilot phase.
Can Meerkat help me recover a pump that has been stolen?
Yes — that is exactly what the Meerkat · Track add-on is for. Beyond watching and alerting, Track adds a recovery layer that helps you locate a stolen pump and act quickly to get it back. It is the last line of defence for your most valuable pumps.
How is Meerkat different from the system already here?
We cannot speak for others. Our goal is a system that works in the community and with the community, and is built to be affordable — not a luxury item. We want to support farmers in what they do for all of us: producing food. And it works hand in hand with a neighbourhood watch (buurtwag) — the community defence more and more farms are building today.
When can I get a Meerkat system?
We are currently building a pilot on a single borehole — everything is measured and tested under real conditions. If you would like to stay up to date, register your interest below.

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Tell us a little about your farm and we'll be in touch as Meerkat rolls out. No obligation.

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We'll be in touch as Meerkat rolls out. You can also reach us any time at admin@meerkat-guard.com.

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