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Our story

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Before founding bidorbuy back in 1999, Andy Higgins earned his ecommerce stripes with auction sites in Europe. He then returned to South Africa to help kickstart the online shopping revolution here.
Before founding bidorbuy back in 1999, Andy Higgins earned his ecommerce stripes with auction sites in Europe. He then returned to South Africa to help kickstart the online shopping revolution here.
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As more and more South Africans got connected, bidorbuy began to really take off. At the same time, price comparison engine Jump was growing just as fast. Jump Shopping was founded in 2004 by Jaco Roux. Powered by the same passion for ecommerce, it was only natural that Jaco Roux and Andy Higgins would join forces.
As more and more South Africans got connected, bidorbuy began to really take off. At the same time, price comparison engine Jump was growing just as fast. Jump Shopping was founded in 2004 by Jaco Roux. Powered by the same passion for ecommerce, it was only natural that Jaco Roux and Andy Higgins would join forces.
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When they did, in 2012, it led to the founding of fulfilment specialist uAfrica – the ideal partner for bidorbuy. The synergies were compelling, and the merger of these two South African originals took place.
When they did, in 2012, it led to the founding of fulfilment specialist uAfrica – the ideal partner for bidorbuy. The synergies were compelling, and the merger of these two South African originals took place.
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In 2022, Bob Group was formed from uAfrica (now Bob Go) and bidorbuy (now Bob Shop), with other services such as Bob Box, Bob Pay and Ship Logic being added to create a holistic ecommerce solutions ecosystem for all South African buyers and sellers. Everything ecommerce, for everyone.
In 2022, Bob Group was formed from uAfrica (now Bob Go) and bidorbuy (now Bob Shop), with other services such as Bob Box, Bob Pay and Ship Logic being added to create a holistic ecommerce solutions ecosystem for all South African buyers and sellers. Everything ecommerce, for everyone.

Our team

Aaron-Leach
Aaron Leach

Operations Manager - Bob Box

Abdul Nassar
Abdul Nassar

Customer Support Consultant

Andile-Jiyane
Andile Jiyane

Customer Support Consultant

Andries Marais

Security Consultant

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Andy Higgins

Managing Director

Anita-Erasmus
Anita Erasmus

Head of Business

Arno-Roussouw
Arno Rossouw

DevOps Engineer

Ben Pieterse

Billing support Clerk

Billy-Griffiths
Billy Griffiths

Senior Software Engineer

Busiswe-Kambule
Busisiwe Kambule

Accounts Receivable Clerk

Chene-Barnes
Chené Barnes

Multimedia Designer

Chrispen-Mujeye
Chrispen Mujeye

Software Engineer

Chrissie Desemberg

QA Lead

Christel Loftus

Software Engineer

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Cornel Rautenbach

Head of Technology

Craig-Lubbe
Craig Lubbe

Head of Marketplace

Damon Knox-Whitehead
Damon Knox-Whitehead

Business Developer

Daniel Ekwelibe
Daniel Ekwelibe

Customer Support Consultant

Daniel Naude

Software Engineer

David-Koning
David Koning

Software Engineer

Diedre Shabangu
Deidre Shabangu

Customer Support Consultant

Dewald-du-Plooy
Dewald du Plooy

Senior Software Engineer

Dibuseng Moledi

Customer Support Consultant

Dikeledi Kodise

Security Consultant

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Get in touch to find out more about our wide range of products and services.