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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 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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Discovery Life pays 11.5 billion to clients in 2024
Key insights about Discovery Life’s 2024 Claims Experience include:
Growth in payments for living benefits – namely illness, disability and income protection – and Shared-value rewards for health behaviours outpaces growth in payouts for death benefits. Discovery Life clients who reached a Gold or Diamond Vitality status experienced a 57% lower mortality risk and a 47% lower disability risk, -
Thumbs up for those who #DriveNowTextLater - Discovery Insure and bp launch nationwide road safety campaign
Discovery Insure’s telematics data shows that just 20 seconds on a phone increases accident risk by over 60% and that cellphone-linked distraction is the biggest contributor to road accidents in the country. Discovery Insure and bp launch the #DriveNowTextLater campaign – a national movement to stop drivers from texting while driving. Drivers are encouraged to pledge not to text and drive by ap
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Discovery Bank making banking more intelligent, personalised, and secure
Johannesburg – 27 March 2025 – Discovery Bank announced the latest advancements in its banking features and services, unveiled today at a client and financial adviser launch.
Salient additions to Discovery Bank:
Vitality Money, the bank’s behavioural change programme, now incorporates rewards for financial planning to align clients’ short-term goals and long-term aspirations, including es -
Discovery’s new phase of growth results in strong performance, with Discovery Bank continuing to perform ahead of plan
Johannesburg, 4 March 2025 – Discovery today presented its interim financial results for the six-months ended 31 December 2024 to the investor community.
Group Chief Executive, Adrian Gore, provided context to the Group’s strong performance and consistent growth across the two composites of the business. “We have emerged from a cycle of significant investment, which focused on creating new aven
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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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Nthabiseng Chapeshamano Press contact Senior Reputation Manager Discovery Group Sustainability, Discovery Green and Discovery Insure nthabisengc@discovery.co.za
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Zeenat Moorad Press contact Senior Reputation Manager Banking | Vitality | Sponsorships zeenatm2@discovery.co.za
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Karishma Jivan Press contact Senior Reputation Management Consultant Healthcare & Sustainability karishmaj2@discovery.co.za
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Lianne Osterberger Press contact Senior Manager: Media Relations and Reputation Management LianneO@discovery.co.za 083 27 27 313
