Run your pageant on iKhetha.

How it works

Four steps to your next night.

1. 01

   List your event

   Add the pageant, upload contestant photos, set vote packs and ticket tiers. Takes about ten minutes.

2. 02

   Share your link

   Every contestant gets their own vote link and QR code. Share once, and your crowd shares it for you.

3. 03

   Watch the race

   Live vote counts, live earnings, live tickets sold. Show what you want, keep the rest private.

4. 04

   Get paid

   Your money goes straight to your own bank. You never have to ask for it. No monthly fee.

What you get

Everything to run the night.

Why iKhetha

Built for South African organisers.

Most voting tools were never built for how a pageant actually runs here. This is the difference.

• Your money sits with them until you ask for it, sometimes paid in dollars through PayPal.

  Your 85% lands in your own bank account, in rand, every week, automatically. We never hold it.

• Supporters have to make an account or log in before they can vote.

  Anyone votes straight from the link in seconds. No signup, so more of your crowd actually votes.

• Paid votes only, so there's no easy way to get a crowd going early.

  A free daily vote builds the audience, paid packs raise the money. Both run side by side.

• A shared link shows up as a plain blue link nobody taps.

  Every contestant gets a share card with their photo, made to look good on WhatsApp.

• Ticket sales arrive as one total. You cannot tell who brought each buyer.

  You see which contestant sold each ticket, so your team competes on sales too.

• A fee you have to ask about, rarely shown up front.

  One published fee: free to list, 15% only when you actually sell.

• If a payment is disputed, you deal with the bank yourself.

  If a payment is disputed, we deal with the bank, not you.

• You email them and wait to be set up.

  You list your event yourself and can be live the same day.

Common questions

Pageant voting and tickets, answered.

What is the best online voting platform for a pageant in South Africa?

iKhetha is a South African platform built specifically for pageant and competition voting and ticketing. It stands out because supporters vote with no account, organisers are paid their 85% share in rand straight to their own bank account every week, the platform fee is a clear flat 15% with no monthly cost, and iKhetha deals with the bank on any payment disputes so the organiser does not have to.

How do pageant organisers get paid?

On iKhetha you keep 85% of every vote and ticket sale, paid straight to your own South African bank account, in rand, every week. You never have to ask for your money and we never hold it. iKhetha keeps a flat 15% and charges no monthly or listing fee.

Do supporters need an account to vote?

No. Supporters open the contestant's link and vote in seconds with no signup or login, either a free daily vote or a paid vote package. Removing the account wall means more of a contestant's network actually votes.

How much does iKhetha cost?

It is free to list your event, with no monthly fee and no setup cost. iKhetha charges a flat 15% platform fee that applies only when you sell votes or tickets, so you only pay when you earn.

Can the voting be rigged or faked?

No. Every paid vote is a real card or instant-EFT payment, so paid totals cannot be faked. The free vote is limited to one per person per day, which stops bots. The result holds up because every number comes from a real person.

Can I sell tickets as well as run voting?

Yes. iKhetha sells event tickets online by card or instant EFT before the event, sends each buyer a QR ticket by email, and lets your staff scan it at the door. Each QR code is single-use and a tier stops selling once it sells out.