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PriceCheck Tech & E-Commerce Awards winners announcedSouth African comparison website PriceCheck hosted its inaugural Tech & E-Commerce Awards on Thursday, 23 September 2016 at The Westin Cape Town. Along with celebrating the company's 10th birthday, the Awards aimed to recognise and reward stellar tech and e-commerce businesses in South Africa - those that have stood the test of time and newcomers to the industry. ![]() In addition to various category awards, was a People’s Choice Award – based solely on public opinion – and an Overall Winner as chosen by the judges. The judging panel comprised a number of industry veterans, spanning the realms of tech, business, digital, marketing and commerce. They were: Alastair Tempest, director at Ecommerce Forum Africa; Lianne du Toit, vice chairperson of Silicon Cape; Matthew Buckland, CEO at Creative Spark; Geoff Cohen, co-founder of Delv Media; Lynette Hundermark, co-founder of Useful & Beautiful, Toby Shapshak, editor-in-chief and publisher of Stuff magazine, and Dirk Henke, managing director emerging markets at Criteo. The country's largest online retailer, Takealot.com, scooped the coveted Overall Winner award for the night, along with Best Customer Service and the People's Choice Award. Zando also left smiling with two awards in tow, namely Best Mobile Shopping Experience and Best Overall Shopping Experience, while on-demand home cleaning startup SweepSouth and its co-founder Aisha Pandor took home the Best Black Tech/E-Commerce Entrepreneur and Best Female Tech/E-Commerce Entrepreneur category awards. ![]() Overall Winner, Takealot Full winners list
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