This week’s “Good Things with Brent Lindeque” is about technology, innovation, entrepreneurship and a big South African idea: getting the right help to the right person when every minute matters.
South Africa (12 August 2026) – South Africa has never been short of people willing to look at a massive problem and ask, “There has to be a better way?” For Warren Myers, that problem was safety. South Africa had an enormous network of private security and emergency responders, yet getting the closest available help to somebody quickly was fragmented and inefficient.
As Warren says, “We could get a taxi or a pizza faster than we could get emergency assistance”.
So, he set out to change that.
On this week’s “Good Things with Brent Lindeque“, I chat with Warren, Founder and CEO of AURA, about the South African technology company that started in Johannesburg in 2017 and has since grown into an international emergency-response network.
AURA is far more than a panic-button app. Its technology connects people who need assistance with nearby vetted security and medical responders and can be integrated into other apps, connected devices and services. In fact, you may have already used technology powered by AURA without even knowing it. If you’ve ever been in an Uber, or if you have downloaded Namola, or even if you are insured with OUTsurance, Momentum, Discovery, Tracker or bank with FNB or Investec, the panic button you have is powered by AURA!
Today, AURA operates across South Africa, Kenya, the UK and the United States. The company says its network has helped save 8,900 lives, created more than 70,000 “safe places” and achieved an average response time of around 7 minutes. But Warren’s vision is even bigger. He sees a future where connected cars, wearables and other technology could recognise an emergency and call for help… even when the person involved cannot.
And that is really what this poddie is about: a South African entrepreneur who looked at the way emergency response worked, believed technology could make it better and built something in Johannesburg that is now helping people around the world.
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