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Discovery Green and Sasol launch Ampli Energy to unlock renewable energy access for all South African businesses
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Discovery Pothole Patrol celebrates four years of making Joburg’s roads safer for all
Johannesburg, June 04, 2025 – Discovery Pothole Patrol celebrates an important milestone – four years of partnership with the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) and the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) to facilitate the repair of potholes in the Johannesburg metro.
“In 2021, Discovery Insure launched Discovery Pothole Patrol to support the JRA and CoJ in their vital work of repairing potholes and making -
Get Moving, SA! Schools Join the Race to Donate 100,000 Pairs of Sports Shoes
Johannesburg, 3 June 2025 – In anticipation of Global Running Day on June 4th, Discovery Vitality announces an extension to its Give2Move initiative – which aims to collect 100,000 pairs of new or gently worn running shoes for disadvantaged communities. South African primary and secondary schools across the country are now invited to donate gently worn running shoes, soccer boots or any other spor
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Discovery Green concludes its first renewable energy project agreement with Red Rocket
Johannesburg, 30 May 2025 – Discovery Green, a Discovery Limited business, has signed its first Power Purchase Agreement as an off-taker of phase two of leading independent power producer (IPP) Red Rocket’s Overberg Wind Farm, unlocking 150MW of clean energy for its clients.
Situated 12km west of Swellendam in the Western Cape, Red Rocket’s Phase 2 of the Overberg Wind Farm will power Discove -
UN Special Advocate Queen Máxima meets Discovery Bank on financial health, youth literacy programme, and research lab plans
Cape Town, 21 May 2025 – Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate (UNSGSA) for Financial Health met with Discovery Bank CEO, Hylton Kallner, and other guests at Discovery Store in Sea Point, Cape Town. They explored the bank’s fully digital behaviour-change programme, Vitality Money, and how it enables financial health through science-bas
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Discovery Green-commissioned White Paper Reveals Vast Economic Potential Of Wheeled Renewable Energy Access
Johannesburg, 15 May 2025 – Traditionally, access to wheeled renewable energy has excluded many South African businesses – from larger non-energy-intensive corporates to SMMEs – from participating in the energy transition, even though they account for 15 to 20% of the country’s total electricity consumption.
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Discovery Vitality rallies South Africans to move more and give back this World Move for Health Day
Johannesburg, 12 May 2025 - In a powerful show of community and action, Discovery Vitality marked World Move for Health Day this weekend with a renewed push for its Give2Move initiative, a campaign encouraging people across South Africa to donate new or gently worn running and sports shoes to help others take their first steps towards a more active life. A host of new drop-off locations were also
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S.Africans still feeling pressure, with busy lifestyles increasing the need for convenience and digital services: SpendTrend25 report
Johannesburg, 10 April 2025 – Discovery Bank and Visa today released their new SpendTrend25 report, their third annual collaborative report of South African consumer spending habits based on an in-depth analysis of credit card spend data. Combining their extensive datasets and analytical expertise, SpendTrend25 tracks how consumer spending habits have evolved between 2019 and 2024 among Discovery
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Felicity Hudson Press contact Head of Reputation Management Discovery Group media_relations_team@discovery.co.za 0115294514
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