Sponsored Prizes

Some of the prizes below have terms and conditions for example if you're 12 we can't let you drive an Audi R8 and if you're not sexy we won't let you wear Springleap T-Shirts. We are still awaiting some more confirmations from other sponsors so keep looking back over the next week to see more Blog love from the best companies in the country. (Will also keep you up to date on twitter @sablogawards)

  • 24.com (Title Sponsor): Apple iphone for winner "Best Blog", R4000 bar tab for winners and judges, Gold plated personalised dog tag medals for all winners, Silver dog tags for judges, T-shirts for all winners and judges, R250 kalahari voucher for one random voter. (And giving us publicity and hard cash to make this rock for everyone)
  • Huddlemind (Event organisers): Making sure the awards happen and that you have a good time. Also hustling all the great prizes you see below and getting everybody onboard.
  • Miguel dos Santos: Being the main man behind the scenes putting the site together and organising the voting system (All round Legend)
  • Afrigator: 100,000 ad impressions to SA blog of the year on Afrigator.com (worth R20,00)
    50,000 ad impressions to SA best new blog on Afrigator.com (worth R10,000)
  • Audi: Drive around the cape in an Audi R8 and limited edition R8 baseball cap.
  • Chevelle: Use of the best nightclub in Cape Town, sound, projector, screen etc and VIP for winners and Judges and select others.
  • The Times: The best newpaper in the country has kindly given us 2 x 12 month subcriptions for The Sunday Times for winners of "Best New Blog" and "Best Political Blog" (And you get the Times every day delivered too!!)
  • Encyclomedia: The winner of the Best Business Blog will receive a one-month subscription to Encyclomedia, the media matchmaking service that connects companies looking for publicity with journalists looking for content. Prize is valued at over R2400 (includes a one-month subscription, plus 25 free media contacts). Also Helped with the SABA 09 press release and contacts!
  • Glaceau Vitamin Water: New to SA and popular overseas cool vitamin water for all winners and a limited supply for the awards evening.
  • KIKA-SAC: Mini football keep ups games in limited edition boxes (contains 12 colours per box) for all winners with Blog award branding.
  • Moreson vineyards: Sponsoring the prize for the winner of The Best Food and Wine category. The prize is 2 days in an exclusive getaway in Franschhoek including food and wine. http://www.moreson.co.za/winery-house-promotions.
  • Saatchi & Saatchi: The 2009 Blog Awards Logo design
  • Springleap: Award winning sexy T-Shirts for "Best Blog", "Best GLTB blog", Best Design Blog", "Best African Language Blog", "Best Personal Blog"
  • Stereotype records: Band, Dj and sound equipment for the night (these guys will make you rock)
  • Stormhoek Wines: Wine for the evening (some social lube)
  • Stuff Magazine: Free subscriptions to the best tech/gadget magazine for "Best Blog", and "Best Science and tech Blog"
  • Quirk: The best, most good looking and most up to date e-marketing handbook in the world from the quirk stars to all winners
  • Vida e caffe: Five R100 preloaded loyalty cards and free coffee vouchers for all winners and judges (and some lucky attendees)
  • Woo-Themes: 3 month subscription to the best premium WordPress theme site in the world with back up and access to all custom blog designs for "Best new Blog"
  • Butlers Pizza: Because you know it's worth eating when its served by a butler and comes with a guarantee!! Butlers are providing Pizza for the awards to help us stay sober just a few minutes more.
  • Cambrient: The digital marketing services and technology company that helps you use the web as a marketing and business tool (any big business owners reading call them now, they rock). Cambrient are giving away a pair of Sennheiser CX-500 Titan Ear-Canal Headphones to one lucky category winner (Category TBC)
  • YuppiechefThe best and coolest place to buy all your kitchen utensils has come on board to help us with some awesome prizes. They are giving away vouchers worth R500 to the winner of "Best Food & Wine blog" and R250 vouchers to the winners of "Best Design Blog" and "Best New Blog".
  • Caprice: If you enjoy sipping cocktails by the beach then there is only one place to do it properly in the Mother City, and that's Caprice. This year they are kindly donating a bottle of Wyborowa Exquisite vodka (R900) for the winner of "Best Blog" award to enjoy anytime with there mates at Caprice.
  • RSAWEB: Surprise giveaways to some lucky peeps at the awards (Please check them out for all your hosting and broadband needs too).
  • Distell: From the people that provide South Africans nationwide good times, comes two awesome whiskey sponsorships for the SA Blog Awards. Every winner will get a bottle of whiskey and a limited stock for VIP's at the awards night. (Black Bottle Scotch and Three ships Bourbon Cask Finish)
  • Corona and Carlsberg: The legends at corona are very kindly sponsoring some or their fab social lubricant for the Blog Awards night. Remember if in doubt, always make it a Corona.